TY - BOOK AU - Tolley,George S. AU - Thomas,Vinod TI - The economics of urbanization and urban policies in developing countries SN - 082130786X (pbk.) AV - HT169.5 .E25 1987 U1 - 307.7'6'091724 PY - 1987/// CY - Washington, D.C., U.S.A. PB - World Bank KW - Urban policy KW - Urbanization KW - Developing countries N1 - "Based in part on a conference at the University of Chicago in 1983"--P. vi; Includes bibliographical references N2 - This book consists of four parts. Part one provides the economic underpinnings for understanding urbanization. Part two provides a framework for policy analysis. Part three surveys national policies concerning urbanization and gives examples of policies that encourage or discourage concentration of a country's population in one or a few large cities. Part four examines urban management problems, especially the provision of urban services and the maintenance of a good or at least tolerable environment in large cities ER -