Nels Anderson

Urbanism and Urbanization

The global phenomena of city growth stimulate increasing interest in urbanism as a world-permeating way of life. Urbanization, seen as the movement of people into industry and cities and reflective of urbanism, has received considerable demographic attention. But the research fails to include some pertinent phases of urbanization. Demography can supplement this, but it must also be supplemented by other types of research; the latter develops slowly. Urbanism theory, developed mainly in the more advanced countries, waits to be tested in those regions where the urban way of life is only now taking form and where seasoned research into its processes is needed.

Impact of the War on Labor and Industry

In total war a nation must and direct its total resources. Extraordinary responsabilities may call for extraordinary measures. Wartime control to date had moved in the direction of greater authority by government over labor and industry. The trend was, however, under way when the war began. Its is likely to continue after the war with less of the former free agency for both labor and industry.