Social formations of the megacity of Dhaka: A review essay

摘要

Review of Social Formation in Dhaka, 1985-2005: A Longitudinal Study of Society in a Third World Megacity by Kamal Siddiqui, Jamshed Ahmed, Kaniz Siddique, Sayeedul Huq, Abul Hossain, Shah Nazimud-Doula and Nahid Rezawana, Ashgate, London, 2010 With the arrival of the new millennium, massive changes are taking place, affecting urbanization patterns on a global scale. The 'South' is urbanizing very rapidly despite the fact that its various regions differ markedly in the level of urbanization they have attained.