cover_issue_1019  | ASIEN – Nr. 26 (Januar 1988)
ASIEN – Nr. 26 (Januar 1988)

The role of metropolization for the development process in India and China. The demographic and functional dimension – a comparative analysisDirk Bronger

ASIEN – Nr. 26 (1988) pp. 1–33

After defining the concept of metropolization, the author discusses the demographic, functional and development-policy dimensions and the historical context of metropolization in China and India. Economic primacy of metropolitan cities in these countries.