Shared Space - The Two Circuits of the Urban Economy in Underdeveloped Countries

Originally published in 1979. In this forcefully argued book, Milton Santos shows that contemporary explanations of urbanization and spatial organization in underdeveloped countries are inadequate. Translation of L'Espace Partagé (1975).

List of contents

Preface Part 1 1. Introduction: Towards a New Paradigm 2. The Two Circuits of the Urban Economy: Evolution and Characteristics 3. The Colonial Urban Economy: Two Circuits? Part 2 4. The Upper Circuit 5. The State and the Upper Circuit Part 3 6. Third World Poverty and the Lower Circuit 7. The Nature of Lower Circuit Employment 8. The Financial Mechanisms of the Lower Circuit 9. Adaptability and Rationality in the Lower Circuit 10. Inter-circuit Relations and the Parameters of Growth Part 4 11. Monopoly, the State and Macrospatial Organization 12. The Shared Space 13. Conclusion

About the author

Milton Santos

Summary

Originally published in 1979. In this forcefully argued book, Milton Santos shows that contemporary explanations of urbanization and spatial organization in underdeveloped countries are inadequate. Translation of L’Espace Partagé (1975).

Product details

• Authors: Milton Santos
• Assisted by: Chris Gerry (Translation)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.08.2017
• EAN: 9781138102248
• ISBN: 978-1-138-10224-8
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Urban and Regional Economics; Routledge Library Editions: Urban and Regional Economics
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics