Housing, the State and the Poor: Policy and Practice in Three Latin American Cities - Rilegato

Gilbert, Alan; Ward, Peter M.

 
9780521262996: Housing, the State and the Poor: Policy and Practice in Three Latin American Cities

Sinossi

This book is concerned with the housing and service needs of the poor in Latin America and how they are articulated and satisfied.

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Descrizione del libro

Originally published in 1985, this book is concerned with the housing and service needs of the poor in Latin America and how they are articulated and satisfied. The main theme of this book is thus the allocation of resources within urban society and the operation of political and administrative power at city level.

Contenuti

1. Introduction: the research issues and strategy; 2. Bogota, Mexico City and Valencia: the social, economic and political backcloth; 3. Access to land; 4. Servicing low-income settlements; 5. Community organisation: participation or social control?; 6. Conclusions; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Indexes.

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9780521104548: Housing, the State and the Poor: Policy and Practice in Three Latin American Cities

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0521104548 ISBN 13:  9780521104548
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2009
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