Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for SurvivalLime Tree, 1992 - 291 pages |
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Page 131
... urban centers . URBAN drift offers little real comfort . It is the poor who suffer the brunt of mounting urban pollution . In many cities in the developing world , most of the people live in makeshift houses or run - down tene- ments ...
... urban centers . URBAN drift offers little real comfort . It is the poor who suffer the brunt of mounting urban pollution . In many cities in the developing world , most of the people live in makeshift houses or run - down tene- ments ...
Page 160
... urban popu- lation was 30 percent of world population , and at the start of the century , when it was a mere 15 percent . The increase in the number of city dwellers has been staggering : from 730 million in 1950 to 2 billion today and ...
... urban popu- lation was 30 percent of world population , and at the start of the century , when it was a mere 15 percent . The increase in the number of city dwellers has been staggering : from 730 million in 1950 to 2 billion today and ...
Page 162
... urban bias needs to be reversed and priority given to the countryside , especially to small - scale peasant farming . But difficulties abound . Governments that sought to shift the internal " terms of trade " in favor of farmers by ...
... urban bias needs to be reversed and priority given to the countryside , especially to small - scale peasant farming . But difficulties abound . Governments that sought to shift the internal " terms of trade " in favor of farmers by ...
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Our Country, The Planet: Forging A Partnership For Survival Shridath S. Ramphal No preview available - 1992 |
Our Country, The Planet: Forging A Partnership For Survival Shridath S. Ramphal No preview available - 1992 |
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