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Globalization and urban centre
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Number of pages
70
Publication date
2006
Publisher
UN-Habitat

Globalization and urban centres in Africa

The paper explores the implications of globalization processes for urban Sub-Saharan Africa.

It argues that urban settlements and their inhabitants are generally unable to defend themselves against the adverse impacts of globalization or to realize its potential benefits, due to Africa's economic and political marginalization and its aid dependence.