Latin American Urban Development into the 21st Century: Towards a Renewed Perspective on the City

Dennis Rodgers, Jo Beall and Ravi Kanbur

No wp-2011-005, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: This paper argues for a more systemic engagement with Latin American cities, contending it is necessary to reconsider their unity in order to nuance the 'fractured cities' perspective that has widely come to epitomise the contemporary urban moment in the region. It begins by offering an overview of regional urban development trends, before exploring how the underlying imaginary of the city has critically shifted over the past half century.

Keywords: Quality of life; Urban economics; Urban planning; Urbanization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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