ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book is concerned with labour markets within the fast-growing cities of the third world. It examines the reasons for migrants leaving farms and small towns, and arriving in a major city, possibly through a sequence of moves to increasingly large towns. The book traces the development of the 'informal' sector concept and considers a few alternatives and put forward imperatives for better analysis of the urban working poor. The chief constraints upon short-term improvements in cities are administrative bottlenecks and low tax revenues. It is generally agreed that the capacity for sound municipal government is lacking: 'Without changes in their administrative structure, few cities will be able to handle adequately the problems of the coming decades — even if sufficient resources are available.
