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Urban segregation and governance in the Americas

In this volume, the authors present studies of the emerging pattern of socio-economic segregation in seven major cities of Latin America and, for inter-regional contrast, one in the United States.

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Group Author: Roberts, Bryan R; Wilson, Robert H
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Marginality, Social > Latin America
Segregation > Latin America
Political Economy
Urban & municipal planning
Central government policies
Economics
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230620841
Summary: In this volume, the authors present studies of the emerging pattern of socio-economic segregation in seven major cities of Latin America and, for inter-regional contrast, one in the United States.
"This book is a pioneering effort in its comparative approach, as it looks at both Latin American and US examples. For this reason it fills a void in this particular area of socio-economic segregation studies." - Perry Mars, Professor of Africana Studies, Wayne State University "This book is a "must read" for anyone with a serious interest in addressing critical social policy in the context of the challenges posed by the idiosyncrasies of the Latin American urbanization process. Combining new techniques of analysis, improved data sources and a comprehensive theoretical base (not commonly fou
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Originally published in: 2009.
Carrier Form: 244 p.
ISBN: 9780230609600
9780230620841 :
0230620841 :
CLC: C913.3
Contents: Residential Segregation and Governance in the Americas: An Overview - Bryan Roberts and Robert H. Wilson * PART I: Buenos Aires - Ana Lourdes Suarez and Fernando Groissman * Lima - Paul L. Peters and Emily H. Skop * Mexico City - Andres Villarreal and Erin Hamilton * Montevideo - Ruben Kaztman and Alejandro Retamoso * Santiago - Francisco Sabatini * Sao Paulo - Haroldo Gama Torres and Renata Mirandola Bichir * PART II: Campina - Jose Marcos Pinto da Cunha, Maren Andrea Jimenez, and Elisabete Bilac * Austin - Carolina Flores and Robert H. Wilson.

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