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. It examines the aims and implementation of government policies towards low-income housing dwellers and tries to relate those policies to the wider interests of the state. It discusses how the poor perceive the constraints on barrio servicing and improvement, their involvement in community organisations and the role the community and its leaders play in influencing state action. Since housing and servicing issues directly impinge on the interests of politicians, bureaucrats, landowners and real-estate developers, as well as on those of the poor, patterns of provision mirror closely the nature of the relationships between the poor and the wider urban society. 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. The book will interest not only those concerned with housing and planning but also those who wish to understand social and economic policies towards the poor in most kinds of Third World city.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9780521104548
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95702132
Product Key Features
Author
Alan Gilbert, Peter M. Ward
Publication Name
Housing, the State and the Poor: Policy and Practice in Three Latin American Cities
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Geography & Geosciences
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
140mm
Item Weight
430g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Peter M. Ward, Alan Gilbert
Series Title
Cambridge Latin American Studies
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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