The urbanisation experience of the less developed countries shows distinct differences to that of the industrialised countries. What are the reasons for this and what are the implications for development policy?

The problem of income disparities in developing countries is constantly gaining in importance. Clearly a pure growth strategy alone cannot be effective and disparities are steadily increasing. What is needed for an effective policy first of all are adequate statistics and indicators.

Approaches in the United Nations to solve the problems resulting from world population trends - the so-called "population explosion" in the countries of the Third World - as part of the North-South cooperation are not new; nor are they without their critics. The author discusses the differing...