Planet of Slums by Mike Davis
Charts the expected global urbanization explosion over the next thirty years and points out that outside China most of the rest of the world's urban growth will be without industrialization or development, rather a 'perverse' urban boom in spite of stagnant or negative urban economic growth.
In this trenchantly argued book, Mike Davis quantifies the nightmarish mass production of slums that marks the contemporary cityWith cool indignation, Davis argues that the exponential growth of slums is no accident but the result of a perfect storm of corrupt leadership, institutional failure, and IMF-imposed Structural Adjustment Programs leading to a massive transfer of wealth from poor to rich. Scourge of neo-liberal nostrums, Davis debunks the irresponsible myth of self-help salvation, showing exactly who gets the boot from 'bootstrap capitalism.' Like the work of Jacob Riis, Ida Tarbell, and Lincoln Steffans over a century ago, this searing indictment makes the shame of our cities urgently clear. -- Michael Sorkin
A profound enquiry into an urgent subject ... a brilliant book. -- Arundhati Roy
A profound enquiry into an urgent subject ... a brilliant book. -- Arundhati Roy
Mike Davis is the author of several books including Planet of Slums, City of Quartz, Ecology of Fear, Late Victorian Holocausts, and Magical Urbanism. He was recently awarded a MacArthur Fellowship.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844670222 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844670228 |
| Title | Planet of Slums |
| Author | Mike Davis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Verso Books |
| Year published | 2006-03-17 |
| Number of pages | 228 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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