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Accepted Paper:
Urban reform for or against the people? Reconsidering the case of Lagos and lessons for urban political economy analysis
Michael Roll
(German Development Institute (DIE))
Paper short abstract:
The paper reconsiders Lagos' urban reforms between 1999 and 2015. Widely regarded as successful, a different picture emerges when they are assessed from the perspective of slum residents, two thirds of Lagosians. A political economy analysis is used to explain this outcome and explore alternatives.
Paper long abstract:
Lagos' urban reform programmes between 1999 and 2015 have been widely regarded as successful. Based on an analysis of documents and stakeholder interviews, this paper reconsiders these reforms from the perspective of the two thirds of Lagosians who live in slums and makes the following contributions. First, it finds that the reforms have not only not benefitted slum residents but have often endangered their livelihoods even further. Second, the paper provides a historical political economy analysis of this outcome and of the varied results of Lagos' urban reforms more broadly. Third, it discusses why slum residents continue to be marginalized in urban planning in Lagos as compared to cities in Latin America, for example, how this may change in the future and which lessons can be drawn for urban political economy analysis from this case.
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Accepted Paper:
Michael Roll (German Development Institute (DIE))
Paper short abstract:
Paper long abstract:
Lagos' urban reform programmes between 1999 and 2015 have been widely regarded as successful. Based on an analysis of documents and stakeholder interviews, this paper reconsiders these reforms from the perspective of the two thirds of Lagosians who live in slums and makes the following contributions. First, it finds that the reforms have not only not benefitted slum residents but have often endangered their livelihoods even further. Second, the paper provides a historical political economy analysis of this outcome and of the varied results of Lagos' urban reforms more broadly. Third, it discusses why slum residents continue to be marginalized in urban planning in Lagos as compared to cities in Latin America, for example, how this may change in the future and which lessons can be drawn for urban political economy analysis from this case.
The political economy of urban reform in Africa: from analysis to action
Session 1 Wednesday 6 July, 2022, -