In between 300 and 500 words ,show the extent to which you agreewith notion that urbanization is a curse in sub- sahara Africa

The relationship between urbanization and development is a vital policy concern. It has been established that rate of urbanization is a key indicator of development. In that, a higher rate of urbanization implies a greater level of development. This is very evident in most developed countries (MDCs)and their levels of development justify this ideology. Most MDCs have a rate of urbanization above 70%. But is this case the same in Sub-Saharan Africa?  

Urbanization is a process by which an increasing number of people become permanently concentrated in relatively small areas forming cities. It extends a longer way to involve rural-urban drift where people are either ‘pushed’ or ‘pulled’ from rural areas to urban areas. Urbanization has been known to create enormous social, economic and environmental changes. This phenomenon just like a coin has two faces. Urbanization helps in creation of job opportunities, improved transportation and communication among others. This is not the case in Sub-Saharan Africa where urbanization has been highly unmanaged. Sub-Saharan Africa has been noted for a faster rate of urbanization but this rate is rather causing more problems than improving the quality of life.

Explanation:

the old way of life was represented by superstition, an angry god, and absolute submission to authority. the thinkers of the age of reason ushered in a new way of thinking. this new way championed the accomplishments of humankind. individuals did not have to accept despair. science and reason could bring happiness and progress. kings did not rule by divine right. they had an obligation to their subjects. europeans pondered the implications for nearly a century. americans put them into practice first.

  a) written constitution. also known as magna carta and a necessity of the democracies that form federations to regulate the principles by which the government will be governed, because if they had to act without a body of specific laws would produce confrontations.

b) territorial division. federalism is constituted by the division of powers on the geographical basis of each territory.

c) decentralization. in a federal system there is both a central government and units of government lower than the central one, each making decisions regarding the provision of certain public services in their respective geographical jurisdictions.

d) supreme court of justice. to counteract the rigidity of the written constitution, judicial action is required to interpret said constitution and necessary changes can be made.