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Social Formation in Dhaka, 1985-2005: A Longitudinal Study of Society in a Third World Megacity
Kamal Siddiqui
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Jamshed Ahmed
(Author)
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Kaniz Siddique
(Author)
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Social Formation in Dhaka, 1985-2005: A Longitudinal Study of Society in a Third World Megacity - Siddiqui, Kamal ; Ahmed, Jamshed ; Siddique, Kaniz
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Synopsis "Social Formation in Dhaka, 1985-2005: A Longitudinal Study of Society in a Third World Megacity"
By the middle of the twenty-first century, more than fifty per cent of the world's population will live in an urban environment. Most of this new urban growth will take place in Asia and Africa, yet most governments in these two continents seem woefully unprepared for the challenges they will face in providing their urban citizens with the basic services and security from poverty, environmental degradation and crime. It is in this context that in-depth studies which lay bare the contours and characteristics of society and institutions in the urban setting of Third World countries assume importance and urgency. Most studies on urbanisation in developing countries concentrate on slums and shanty towns in isolation from the rest of the society. By contrast, Social Formation in Dhaka, 1985-2005 analyses urbanisation and urban society in a holistic manner, connecting the poor with the non-poor and delineating the change agents of the city. As the first longitudinal study of the social structure of any Third World Megacity, this book will be of interest to urban sociologists, policy-makers, NGOS, and researchers engaged in understanding the development in cities in the global south.
