Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures ix
4. Tables xi
5. Preface xv
6. Chapter 1. The Third World City Growth Problem 1
7. Chapter 2. Modeling Third World Urbanization and Economic Growth 13
8. Chapter 3. Fact or Fiction? 74
9. Chapter 4. How the Model Works: Short-run Impact Multipliers 100
10. Chapter 5. Past Sources of Third World City Growth 125
11. Chapter Six. Projections to the Year 2000 142
12. Chapter Seven. Summing Up 178
13. Appendix A. Mathematical Statement of the Core Economic Model 187
14. Appendix B. The Representative LDC in 1960 203
15. Appendix C. Dynamic Parameters 227
16. References 249
17. Index 267
18. Backmatter 274