Roberts Bryan. Cities of Peasants. The Political Economy of Urbanization in the Third World

SAGE Publications, 1978. — 207 p.Urbanization and underdevelopment
Urbanization and development
Dependent development
Urbanization in the advanced capitalist countriesUrbanization and underdevelopment before the modern period
The colonial period
Increasing integration into the European economy
Divergent trends in national and regional developmentUrbanization and industrialization
The general context of industrialization in the twentieth century
The different responses to industrialization
The transition to the second stage of industrialization
External dependence and capital-intensive industrialization
Regional development and industrializationMigration and the agrarian structure
The significance of the agrarian structure for urban growth
Changes in the agrarian structure
The characteristics of migrants and of migration movements
The contribution of migration to urban growthThe urban economy and social stratification
Dual economies
The economic and spatial significance of the small-scale sector
The organization of the labour market
Social mobility and class relations
The dynamic of the small-scale sector
State intervention and the urban economyUrban poverty and coping with urban life
Poverty and social marginality
The significance of social relations within the city
Living conditions and neighbourhood
Local-level politicsUrbanization and marginality in underdevelopment
Marginality as a permanent phenomenon
Alternative perspectives to marginalization
The political structure of marginality
The dynamic of local-level transformation