Geography 2460F/G Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Centrality, Megacity, Effective Competition
27 Mar 2015
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New models from the less developed countries: opportunities for development. Shift away from dependency theory focus: emphasis is now on the internal opportunities for development. Renewed interest in the role of indigenous social and cultural institutions and in. 2. the structure of the economic relations: resurgence of concern for gender divisions. Relationship between the environment and development within the context of. Historical perspective on colonial urbanization: colonial urbanization, mercantile colonialism, industrial colonialism, late colonialism, early independence, neocolonialism and the new international division of labour. Involves new international division of labour and transnational corporations: globalization and neoliberalism, neoliberal ideologies and policies: free trade, cuts in government spending on social programs, privatized public services, reduced regulation of private companies. Overurbanization: a problem today for many cities in the less developed countries, where cities and their populations grow more rapidly than jobs and housing. Overurbanization and megacities: megacities: population of 10 million or more, primacy: high degree of centrality within national urban systems.
