Cities and Development

Jo Beall is Professor of Development Studies at the London School of Economics. A political sociologist, she specialises in urban development policy, local governance and cities in situations of conflict and her books include Uniting a Divided City: Governance and Social Exclusion in Johannesburg, A City for All, and Funding Local Governance. Sean Fox is a researcher and Teaching Fellow in the Development Studies Institute at the London School of Economics. He has worked as a consultant on urban poverty and development issues with Oxfam, Care International, and the Bill Melinda Gates Foundations.Beall, Jo is the author of 'Cities and Development', published 2009 under ISBN 9780415390996 and ISBN 0415390990.