Poverty and democracy: self - help and political participation in third world cities

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Publication details: 2003 Zed Books LondonDescription: xiii, 237 pISBN:

9781842772058

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321.8091732 P6

Summary: This book addresses problems of poverty and democratization, and their possible interactions. Its focus lies on marginalized populations within large cities of HThird WorldH countries, where these problems have become most crystallized in a spatial sense. Based on field research from Brazil, Chile, Ivory Coast, and Kenya, the book focuses on the national and local contexts and the concrete forms of social structure, interest organization, political culture, and political participation in these cities, countries, and continents. (http://us.macmillan.com/povertyanddemocracy/DirkBergSchlosser)

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book addresses problems of poverty and democratization, and their possible interactions. Its focus lies on marginalized populations within large cities of HThird WorldH countries, where these problems have become most crystallized in a spatial sense. Based on field research from Brazil, Chile, Ivory Coast, and Kenya, the book focuses on the national and local contexts and the concrete forms of social structure, interest organization, political culture, and political participation in these cities, countries, and continents. (http://us.macmillan.com/povertyanddemocracy/DirkBergSchlosser)

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