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This chapter contributes to existing knowledge with regard to the concept of neoliberalism, its origins, principles, and driving forces together with urban planning to identify future directions and possible gaps in urban planning. Using content analysis, the chapter indicates that neoliberalism has created an environment that is dynamic and driven by forces of supply and demand. The central tenets of the concept of neoliberalism creates an environment that is different from the one developed during the Keynesian era. It focuses on efficiency and increasing of profits to ensure growth. This nullifies the role of urban planning as a tool to manage market failures and making the process one that bureaucratizes land markets.
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Mavhima, B., Chavunduka, C.M., Chirisa, I. (2022). Neoliberalism and Future Urban Planning. In: Brears, R.C. (eds) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87745-3_74
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