Abstract
The genesis of most urban problems can only be understood in the context of the capitalist global economy in which the geography of development is necessarily countered by a geography of underdevelopment, at all spatial scales. Realization of this fundamental point implies that urban problems can never be solved within a capitalist context, only spatially rearranged. Geographers concerned with inequalities are therefore faced with a dilemma: either they work to redistribute welfare and illfare in the world or they work for the unmasking and replacement of capitalism.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 229-233 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Professional Geographer |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1986 |
Keywords
- America
- Inequalities
- Urban problems