Urbanization and Development in Asia: Multidimensional Perspectives

Contributed Articles Presented At The Conference In Kolkata, December 2008. Machine Generated Contents Note: Pt. I Introduction -- 1. Creating Place For The Displaced: Migration, And Urbanization In Asia / Ravi Kanbur -- Pt. Ii Globalization And Urbanization -- 2. Globalization And Exclusionary Urban Growth In Asian Countries / Debolina Kundu -- 3. Ict Sector, Globalization, And Urban Economic Growth: Evidence From Bangalore / M.r. Narayana -- 4. Place And Identity On The Borderland Between Old And New In Shanghai: A Case Study / Deljana Iossifova -- Pt. Iii Migration And Urbanization -- 5. Globalizing Shanghai: International Migration And The Global City / Wei Shen -- 6. Globalizing Households And Multi-ethnic Community Building In Japan / Chihiro Ishii -- 7. Foundations Of Minority Communities: Resident Koreans In Japan / David Rands -- Pt. Iv Governance And Urbanization -- 8. High Stakes, High Leverage: The Case For Efficient Urban Form In China / Zhenshan Yang -- 9. Fiscal Decentralization And Urbanization In Indonesia / Luiz De Mello -- 10. Moderating Urbanization And Managing Growth: How Can Colombo Prevent The Emerging Chaos? / Ranjith Dayaratne -- Pt. V Women In Urban Settings -- 11. Women And Landed Property In Urban India: Negotiating Closed Doors And Windows Of Opportunity / Bipasha Baruah -- 12. Urbanization And The South Asian Enigma: A Case Study Of India / K.s. James -- Pt. Vi Infrastructure In Urban Peripheries -- 13. Why Do Peri-urban Households Invest In Improved, Piped Water? A Case Study From Can Tho, Vietnam / James H. Spencer -- 14. Excluded Poor: How Targeting Has Left Out The Poor In Peripheral Cities In The Philippines / Michael P. Canares. Edited By Jo Beall, Baudeb Guha-khasnobis, Ravi Kanbur. Papers Presented At A Conference Held At Kokota In Dec. 2008. Includes Bibliographical References.