The volumes in this set, originally published between 1978 and 1997, draw together research by leading academics in the area of urbanization, and provide a rigorous examination of related key issues. The volumes examine urbanization in developing countries, urban planning, urban societies and race, economic growth, urbanization in socialist countries and dichotomy of rural verses urban, whilst also exploring the general principles and practices of urbanization in various countries. This set will be of particular interest to students of sociology and urban studies, geography and economics respectively.