Do Cities 'Modernize' the Developing Countries? An Examination of the South Asian Experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2107454 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M A Qadeer (0000-0001-6807-9171) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 266-283 |
| Publication date | 1974-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Studies in Society and History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-4175 • E-ISSN: 1475-2999 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0010417500012445 |
| OpenAlex | W2106576678 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 6 |
The City is a civilizing influence. This is one of the enduring themes of western thought. The crowding, filth, and exploitation of the industrial city in nineteenth-century Europe could not dampen the enthusiasm of urbanists such as Weber, Ruskin, or Spengler; nor is there any dearth of eulogizers of today's sprawling megalopolis. This mode of thought has also found its way into the poor countries of the third world, where the overwhelming majority lives in isolated villages. The current message for them is to seek urbanization if they want to be prosperous. This is the essence of a now familiar proposition that cities are necessary for economic development
Developing country · Development economics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Enthusiasm · Geography · Megalopolis · Metropolitan area · Political science · Proposition · Urbanization · Asian Studies and History · Psychology · Socioeconomic Development in Asia · Urban and Rural Development Challenges
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 1976 - 2025 (50) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |