Abstract Across the Global South, the realities of urban informality are changing, with
implications for how we understand this phenomenon across economic, spatial, and political …

In the last two hundred years, the earth has increasingly become the private property of a
few classes, races, transnational corporations, and nations. Repeated claims about the" …

" The Global South is relatively neglected in research about our" compartmentalised world".
The volume of publications on inequality has increased five-fold since 1992, but many of …

This paper considers the foundations of contemporary African urban economies and how
these intersect with the evolution of urban politics, carving a route through a wide range of …

The aim of this paper is to find ways to operationalise degrowth in an urban context by
connecting to urban economics. Based on eleven textbooks, we identify five main themes …

The global health emergency reflects systemic global inequalities central to which is social
stratification in Africa. While existing analyses frame Africa as needy of global 'help', this …

" Global Migration beyond Limits carefully considers but ultimately rejects the idea that
migration is driven by the choices of individual migrants, and instead starts from the idea that …

Urban discourses in Africa have long followed the conventional pathological–indeed
Malthusian–view that the continent's urban problems are the result of overpopulation. This …

Nations and NGOs are promoting the idea of a transition from a petroleum‐based civilization
to one fueled by renewable energy. But there are many questions about how to proceed …

Development economics must be rethought. Not only has it hindered the liberation of the
Global South, it has also deflected attention from the most critical questions of …