The story begins with the prophetic visions of Saint-Simon and assesses the contributions of such diverse thinkers as Comte, Marx, Dewey, Mannheim, Tugwell, Mumford, Simon, and Habermas.

This collection of Friedmann's most important and influential essays tells a coherent and compelling story about how the evolution of thinking about planning over several decades has helped to shape its practice.

Poverty is seen in this volume as a form of social, political and psychological disempowerment. The alternative development set out by the author seeks to restore initiative to disempowered sectors.

A timely and thorough analysis of the rapid urban growth in China.

This deliberately provocative collection of essays includes an autobiographical fragment providing contextual information about the author.