Urbanization in India

Author: Eminent ContributorsEditor(s): Ranvinder Singh SandhuPublisher: Sage PublicationsYear: 2003Language: EnglishPages: 258ISBN/UPC (if available): 0761998012 DescriptionThe later half of the twentieth century has witnessed unprecedented urbanization throughout the world, especially in developing countries. Even though India currently has the second largest urban population in the world, it is still one of the least urbanized countries. Further, in the last fifty years, the process of urbanization in India has ushered in numerous changes unlike those witnessed during earlier periods, both in terms of degree and quality.This volume brings together papers by well-known scholars that look at various aspects of the urbanization phenomenon in India, including:The folk-urban continuumSocial StratificationNeighbourhood and familySlum-dwellers and migrantsThese aspects of urbanization are discussed in four sections. The first section details the various perspectives through which urbanizati