Combating Urban Inequalities: Challenges for Managing Cities in the Developing World

This book analyses the relationship between urban management and the unequal pattern of provision of urban services in developing countries. It starts from the premise that socio-economic inequalities constitute a significant development problem. The book shows how the existence of inequalities may in distinct ways enhance the inadequate living conditions of the poor - either in psychological and/or material terms.

Inequalities in developing countries are more intense in urban areas, and the...