David Drakakis-Smith

Biographic Data

ID205381
NAMEDavid Drakakis-Smith
GIVEN NAMESDavid
FAMILY NAMEDrakakis-Smith
SIGNATUREDRAKAKIS-SMITH D
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Liverpool
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS31
TOTAL CITATIONS128
AUTHOR COUNT31
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1977
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1997
H-INDEX7

  • Third World Cities

    Open AccessDavid Drakakis-Smith, David Drakakis‐smithARTICLEUrban Studies1997Cited by: 4References: 61

    The ® rst of this current series of overview articles on Third World cities (Drakakis-Smith, 1995), outlined the notion of urban sustainability as an important conceptual

  • Sustainable urbanization in Vietnam

    Open AccessDavid Drakakis-Smith, David Drakakis‐smith et al.ARTICLEGeoforum1997Cited by: 18References: 1

  • Ethnicity and Development

    Alison Lewis, D J Dwyer et al.ARTICLEGeographical Journal1997Cited by: 8

    Partial table of contents: CONCEPTS OF ETHNICITY AND DEVELOPMENT. Ethnic Identity and Language Issues in Development (C. Williams) THE POLITICAL CONTEXT. Ethnicity and Political Development in South Africa (A. Lemon) Nationalism, Democracy and Development in Ethiopia (A. Zegeye & D. Abate). THE ECONOMIC CONTEXT. Cultural, Puralism and Economic Development: Perspectives From 20th-Century Mexico and the Caribbean (C. Clarke). The People of Isan, Th…

  • Shaping the Nation State

    Open AccessDavid Drakakis-Smith, David Drakakis‐smith et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…1996

    This paper explores the relationships between ethnicity, class and the New Population Policy (NPP) in Singapore in the context of its nation state project.... The paper uses data from a sample of the Singaporean population to investigate the impact of the NPP on both ethnic and income (class) groups in order to assess the importance of the ethnic dimension in this aspect of Singapore's development strategy. It concludes that, although differences…

  • Third World Cities

    Open AccessDavid Drakakis-Smith, David Drakakis‐smithARTICLEUrban Studies1996Cited by: 8References: 50

    This is one in a series of overview articles examining aspects of urbanization in developing countries. This article is concerned with the relationship between demographic issues employment and poverty in third world cities. It begins with a description of some of the main dimensions of the urbanization process including both natural increase and migration. Sections are included on employment and urban labor markets and on poverty and urbanizatio…

  • Third World in the First

    David Drakakis-Smith, David Drakakis‐smithREVIEWGeographical Journal1996

    Preface 1. Development and Aboriginal People in Remote Canada and Australia: An Overview of the Main Issues 2. Remote Area Development in Australia and Canada: Perceptions, People and Resources 3. Government Policies and Programs for Aboriginal Development 4. Development and Land-based Enterprise: Living on the Land 5. Mining - the Prime Non-renewable Resource of Remote Regions 6. The Role of Parks and Tourism in Aboriginal Development 7. Aborigi…

  • The Pacific Asian Region

    Carol Dixon, David Drakakis-Smith et al.ARTICLEGeografiska Annaler Series B…1995Cited by: 2References: 11

    The rapid economic growth experienced by a number of East and South East Asian economies has attracted a great deal of attention. These economies are widely regarded as forming the dynamic core of a major new sub-division of the global economy. The basis for this view is reviewed and it is concluded that while there is evidence for a Pacific Asian core region, it is difficult to substantiate claims for broader trans-Pacific integration. The inter…

  • Urban poverty and urban agriculture

    Open AccessDavid Drakakis-Smith, David Drakakis‐smith et al.ARTICLEHabitat International1995Cited by: 6References: 11

  • Third World Cities

    Open AccessDavid Drakakis-Smith, David Drakakis‐smithARTICLEUrban Studies1995Cited by: 12References: 23

    Both the World Bank and the UN Development Programme have emphasized growing urban poverty as a threat to political stability in the third world. There are several conflicting ideas and processes that currently affect the theoretical and practical roles of urban management in the 1990s. One idea receiving attention in strategy documents is building local capacity or increasing economic productivity by allowing the informal sector to thrive throug…

  • Economic and Social Development in Pacific Asia

    Jonathan Riggs, Carol Dixon et al.ARTICLEGeographical Journal1995Cited by: 1

  • Cities, Capital and Development

    David Drakakis-Smith, David Drakakis‐smithARTICLEAfrican Affairs1994

    Journal Article Cities, Capital and Development: African cities in the world economy Get access Cities, Capital and Development: African cities in the world economy, by David Simon. Belhaven Press, London, 1992. X1V + 226 pp. £37.50 hardback. ISBN 1-85293-274-0. DAVID DRAKAKIS-SMITH DAVID DRAKAKIS-SMITH Keele University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 93, Issue 372, July 1994, Pages…

  • The Rural-Urban Interface in Africa Expansion and Adaptation

    Valentine Udoh James, Jonathan Baker et al.ARTICLEAfrican Studies Review1994

  • Hong Kong

    David Drakakis-Smith, David Drakakis‐smith et al.ARTICLEGeographical Journal1993

  • Urban and Regional Change in Southern Africa

    Open AccessEzekiel Kalipeni, David Drakakis-Smith et al.ARTICLEGeographical Review1993Cited by: 2

  • Pacific Asia

    Brian F Pendleton, Brian Pendleton et al.ARTICLEPacific Affairs1993

  • Economic Growth and Urbanization in Developing Areas

    V F Costello, David Drakakis-Smith et al.ARTICLETransactions of the Institute of…1992Cited by: 1

  • The Food Resource

    David Drakakis-Smith, David Drakakis‐smith et al.ARTICLEGeographical Journal1992

  • Labour in the South Pacific

    David Drakakis-Smith, David Drakakis‐smith et al.ARTICLEPacific Affairs1992

  • Urban Food Distribution in Asia and Africa

    David Drakakis-Smith, David Drakakis‐smithARTICLEGeographical Journal1991Cited by: 15References: 2

    HE MAIN OBJECTIVE of this paper is to review the principal elements of the food supply system of the urban poor in developing countries, and to see how these have evolved and continue to evolve within the broader context of the development process. It is contended that in order to appreciate fully the present situation and make recommendations for improvement, the valuable but fragmented empirical work currently being undertaken needs to be set w…

  • In Search of an East Asian Development Model

    David Drakakis-Smith, David Drakakis‐smith et al.ARTICLEGeographical Journal1989Cited by: 20

  • Urbanization in Asia

    David Drakakis-Smith, David Drakakis‐smith et al.ARTICLEPacific Affairs1989

  • Development and Underdevelopment

    Ted L Napier, John P Cole et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1988

  • Urbanisation in the Developing World

    Graham P Chapman, Graham Chapman et al.ARTICLEGeographical Journal1988Cited by: 1

  • Urbanization and Urban Policies in Pacific Asia

    David Drakakis-Smith, David Drakakis‐smith et al.ARTICLEPacific Affairs1988

  • The Price of War

    David Drakakis-Smith, David Drakakis‐smith et al.ARTICLETransactions of the Institute of…1987Cited by: 6