Edited by Jo Beall, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Town, South Africa, Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis, Senior Economic Advisor, UNDP (United Nations Development Programme), Malawi, and Ravi Kanbur, Lee Professor of World Affairs and Economics, Cornell University, USA

Jo Beall, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis, United Nations Development Programme, Malawi
Ravi Kanburm, Cornell University, US
David E. Bloom, Harvard School of Public Health, US
David Canning, Harvard School of Public Health, US
Günther Fink, Harvard School of Public Health, US
Tarun Khanna, Harvard Business School, US
Patrick Salyer, Vice President, Gigya, Inc., US
Hirotsugu Uchida, University of Rhode Island, US
Andrew Nelson, International Rice Research Institute, Philippines
Janice E. Perlman, President and Founder, Mega-Cities Project, New York, US
David Satterthwaite, International Institute for Environment and Development, UK
Henry G. Overman, London School of Economics, UK
Anthony J. Venables, Oxford University, UK
Wim Naudé, United Nations University-WIDER, Finland
Ben C. Arimah, United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Nairobi, Kenya
Ignacio A. Navarro, California State University, US
Geoffrey K. Turnbull, Georgia State University, US
Caroline Moser, University of Manchester, UK
Andrew Felton, University of Maryland, US
Nasser Yassin, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Deborah Fahy Bryceson, University of Glasgow, UK
Dennis Rodgers, University of Manchester, UK
Somik V. Lall, Economics and Urban Development Department, World Bank
Hyoung Gun Wang, The World Bank, US
Uwe Deichmann, The World Bank Development Research Group, US
Martin Medina, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington DC, US
Adriana Rabinovich, Bern University, Switzerland
Andrea Catenazzi, National University of General Sarmiento in Buenos Aires, Argentina

"Urbanization and Development: Multidisciplinary Perspectives provides a stimulating account of opportunities as well as challenges that the low and middle-income countries face." - Abdul Khakee, Scienze Regionali - Italian Journal of Regional Science

"This is a vital collection of essays exploring the full spectrum of perspectives on the connections between urbanization and human progress in the global South. It should be essential reading for academics and decision-makers in development studies, economic development, spatial planning, policy analysis and urban and regional studies." - Ivan Turok, Deputy Executive Director, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa

"This volume is a welcome addition to the growing urban literature, particularly for exploring a multi-disciplinary approach to the relationship between cities and development and, equally, for recognising the hope and opportunity that cities can offer." - William Cobbett, Manager, Cities Alliance

"Thorough and authoritatively written; it makes a valuable contribution to the understanding of urban issues from a multidimensional perspective. The book also emphasizes the importance of the urban context in addressing developmental issues- a feature previously lacking in development policy." - Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka

"Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)"

"This collection presents state of the art findings on cities and development which draw on a wide range of different but equally rigorous approaches from a variety of disciplines. It suggests some fresh methodological starting points for both academic and policy research on cities. It stages conversations amongst disciplinary perspectives which are currently seldom drawn together, and sets the agenda for the innovative and interdisciplinary research which is needed to respond to the substantial challenges of city life around the world." - Jennifer Robinson, Professor of Geography, University College London