Urbanisation, poverty and employment:  the large metropolis in the third world.
"The main purpose of this paper is to provide an overall review of the chief analytical as well as economic policy issues in relation to Third World cities in the light of the available theoretical and empirical studies on urbanisation, poverty and employment in the developing countries.... Part I...provides basic information on urbanisation in the Third World...[and] outlines the nature and extent of urban poverty in these large cities and considers the impact of the world economic crisis on the urban poor.  Part II of the paper discusses the most important structural features of urbanisation in relation to economic development....Finally, Part III briefly examines policy issues in relation to urbanisation and poverty in the Third World's large cities."
D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005843:Geography; D006280:Health Workforce; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011203:Poverty; D011640:Public Policy; D012106:Research; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization
Comparative Studies; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Employment; Geographic Factors; Human Resources; Inequalities; Labor Force; Macroeconomic Factors; Migration; Policy; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Poverty; Research Methodology; Rural-urban Migration; Socioeconomic Factors; Spatial Distribution; Studies; Urban Population; Urban Spatial Distribution; Urbanization