Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Flanagan, William G. (William George), 1942-

Description

1. xiv, 235 pages : maps; 24 cm.

Summary

1. Comparison comprising a literature survey and interpretation of the effect of urbanization on social change in West Africa - examines urban area centres of trade, the relation of urban development, unemployment and underemployment to economic development, rural migration and social integration, etc., and discusses changes with respect to family structure, the position of women, social mobility and social stratification. Bibliography pp. 202 to 220 and statistical tables.

Series statement

1. Urbanization in developing countries

Uniform title

1. Urbanization in developing countries

Subject

1. Urbanization > Africa, West
2. City planning > Africa, West
3. City planning
4. Social conditions
5. Urbanization
6. Verstädterung
7. Urbanisatie
8. Sociale verandering
9. urbanization
10. social change
11. urban area
12. trade
13. urban development
14. unemployment
15. underemployment
16. economic development
17. rural migration
18. social integration
19. family
20. women
21. social mobility
22. social stratification
23. statistical table
24. urbanisation
25. changement social
26. zone urbaine
27. commerce international
28. développement urbain
29. chômage
30. sous-emploi
31. développement économique
32. migration rurale
33. intégration sociale
34. famille
35. femmes
36. mobilité sociale
37. stratification sociale
38. tableau statistique
39. urbanización
40. cambio social
41. zona urbana
42. comercio internacional
43. desarrollo urbano
44. desempleo
45. subempleo
46. desarrollo económico
47. migración rural
48. integración social
49. familia
50. mujeres
51. movilidad social
52. estratificación social
53. cuadros estadísticos
54. Africa, West > Social conditions
55. West Africa
56. Westafrika
57. West Africa
58. Afrique occidentale
59. Africa Occidental

Genre/Form

1. literature survey.
2. bibliography.
3. revue de littérature.
4. bibliographie.
5. artículo bibliográfico.
6. bibliografía.

Contents

1. List of maps, figures, and tables -- Empires and trade -- Urbanization and economic development -- Rural-urban migration -- Townsman and absentee villager -- Social relationships in the urban setting -- Three types of change -- The family: continuity and change -- Changes in the position of women -- Stratification and social mobility.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Note

1. Includes indexes.

Bibliography (note)

1. Bibliography: p. 202-220.