Author:Wanjiku Kihato, C; Napier, MarkDate:Oct 2013World cities face a bleak future. Global capital, state failure, structural adjustment programmes (SAPs) and a misguided non-profit sector collude to create a world of ‘megaslums’ which are ‘characterised by overcrowding, poor or informal ...Read more
Author:Napier, Mark; Berrisford, S; Wanjiku Kihato, C; McGaffin, R; Royston, LDate:Oct 2013This book provides an analytical perspective that is rigorously informed by detailed empirical work, and offers policy advice that is pragmatically grounded in the realities of governance and everyday urban life. Trading Places provides no ...Read more