Subject(s): Cities and towns in Developing countries. -- Urbanization in Developing countries. -- Development Theory and Policy : Economic growth and women's labour -force -- Rural urban migration : India, Nigeria, Mexico, -- Public policy in Rural urban migration -- Urban Employment structures : Overurbanization, Working in the streets , Street traders, Gender division, Child labour -- Social organization in the city: Social and economic organization in Mexico, Women providers and working class households in Istanbul, Singapore, China -- Housing and environment -- Patterns of political integration and conflict : mexico, Latin america, Brazil, Chile -- Tribalism -- Political Bosses and strong -arm retainers in the sunni muslim quaters in Beirut