Urban Informality : Transnational Perspectives from the Middle East, Latin America, and South Asia, Hardcover by Roy, Ananya (EDT); Alsayyad, Nezar (EDT); Bayat, Asef (CON); Bromley, Ray (CON); Gilbert, Alan (CON), ISBN 0739107402, ISBN-13 9780739107409, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US

The turn of the century has been a moment of rapid urbanization. Much of this urban growth is taking place in the cities of the developing world and much of it in informal settlements. This book presents cutting-edge research from various world regions to demonstrate how these trends make new forms of social and political power possible.