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Socialism and urbanization in Ethiopia, 1975–90: a tale of two Kebeles

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  • Mengistu Woube
  • Örjan Sjöberg

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Where implemented, socialism and central planning have long been thought of as wielding powerful influence over the process of urbanization. Traits common to countries as diverse as China, the formerly socialist economies of Europe and third‐world socialist regimes are frequently found; conversely, well‐established patterns of convergence and divergence can profitably be used for analytical ends. However, by and large Africa has been overlooked by analysts of a comparative bent. As a result, on the one hand, potentially enlightening material may have been left unutilized. On the other, area specialists have often failed to avail themselves of comparative material. Based on the shortage economy approach to socialist urbanization, through the use of two local level case studies this paper endeavours to show how comparative insights can be used to illuminate issues of urbanization in socialist Ethiopia. On a longtemps pensé que la mise en application du socialisme et de la planification centrale influencent profondément le processus d'urbanisation. Des traits communs ont été trouvés à des pays aussi divers que la Chine, les anciennes économies socialistes d'Europe de l'est et les régimes socialistes du tiers monde; à l'inverse, des modèles de convergence et de divergence bien établis peuvent être utilement employés pour les analyses. L'Afrique a cependant été largement ignorée par les analyses comparatives. Par conséquent, d'un côté, des données qui pouvaient être pleines d'enseignements n'ont pas été utilisées. D'un autre côté, les spécialistes des régions ont souvent négligé certains éléments comparatifs. Cet article, qui s'appuie sur une approche d'économie de pénurie de l'urbanisation socialiste, et utilisant deux cas d'étude au niveau local, essaie de montrer comment les savoirs comparatifs peuvent être employés pour mieux comprendre les problèmes de l'urbanisation dans Éthiopie socialiste.

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  • Mengistu Woube & Örjan Sjöberg, 1999. "Socialism and urbanization in Ethiopia, 1975–90: a tale of two Kebeles," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 23(1), pages 26-44, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:ijurrs:v:23:y:1999:i:1:p:26-44
    DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.00177
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    1. Bingqin Li, 2006. "Urbanization and social policy in China," Asia-Pacific Development Journal, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), vol. 13(1), pages 1-26, June.

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