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South Asia, the least urbanized region of the world, is home to some of the largest, fastest growing, but also poorest cities. South Asia is also home to the largest number of people living in poverty and going hungry. Millions of small holders and landless peasants flee the rural areas, driven by miserable living conditions and a lack of perspective. However, finding a regular job in the cities is difficult, because South Asia missed the industrial revolution. Manufacturing nowhere in South Asia became the ‘leading sector’ and provided jobs for all the ‘surplus labour’. Instead, services always have been more prominent. In the absence of large industrial employers, (city) governments not only have to provide public services like education, health, local transport, electric power, drinking water, sewerage and waste disposal, but also jobs for a growing number of urbanites. What is also needed everywhere in South Asia is housing. Solutions are required that need less government micro management and leaves room for private initiative. A good starting point would be to look at what holds South Asian cities together and guarantees some functioning
Wolf Gang Peter Zingel. (2018) MEGACITY ECONOMIES IN SOUTH ASIA: RURAL EXODUS, LATE INDUSTRIALIZATION, SMART CITIES AND INFORMAL GOVERNANCE, Journal of Social Sciences & Interdisciplinary Research, Volume 7, Issue 2.
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