Urbanization In The Commonwealth Caribbean

by Kempe R Hope

Overview

Focusing on Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and Guyana, Professor Hope examines the determinants and socioeconomic consequences associated with urban population growth. He documents demographic trends in the region, examines government policies that inadvertently encourage urbanization, and discusses the effects of too-rapid growth on urban

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367212933
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/05/2019
Pages:	158
Product dimensions:	5.81(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Westview Special Studies — Preface — Urbanization and Economic Development in the Third World: An Overview — Urban Population Growth and Urbanization in the Caribbean — Unemployment, Labour Force Participation, and Urbanization in the Caribbean — Toward Policies for Managing Rapid Urbanization in the Caribbean — Summary and Conclusions