IDST 3100Y Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Michael Lipton, Sub-Saharan Africa, Slum Clearance
4 Apr 2016
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Ciies were impeding development o o o o o o. Have made the development process needlessly slow and unfair. Governments in global south favored price distorions that privileged urban spaces. Beneiing urban elites dependent on western produced machinery. Lowered prices that farmers were able to demand for agricultural exports product governments used their power to buy up an countries agricultural. Acting as an individual contractor, governments prevented compeiive markets and prices from emerging. Prevented the areas that would have beneited the rural class. Emerged during 1960"s and 70s during mainstream policy. Mainstream development theory and policy advocated urban based industrial expansion. And; this was perpetuated by the poliical power of urban classes. In addiion to an economic ield, it is far from level. The poliical power of ciies thoroughly eclipsed the voice of small holding agriculturalists. Governments acted not as vehicles for maximizing social welfare. But rather as agents that accommodate the demands of organized private interest.
