IDST 3100Y Lecture 9: Neoliberal Resistance
4 Apr 2016
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Urbanism in the global south - neoliberal forces and resistance. Massive and historically unprecedented movements of people from the rural countryside to the burgeoning ciies of africa, asia and lain america. Posiive associaion between urbanizaion and per capital income. More developed the country (per capita income) the greater the share of populaion living in the urban areas. Urbanizaion is closely associated with economic growth o o. Urbanizaion also occurring everywhere are high and low levels of income. Not associated with industrializaion in africa as it was in the now-developed countries. Unprecedented large ciies with extremely low levels of income per capita. China: an emerging desinaion for economic migraion. migraion policy. Enormous demographic, poliical and economic change over last few decades o. Aided in improving and transforming migraion to and from china. 8. 3 million china-born people living outside its borders in 2010 o. Esimated 33 million ethnic china outside taiwan, and hong kong at the end of 20th century.
