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Urban Latin America : inequalities and neoliberal reforms / edited by Tom Angotti

Published
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
Physical Description
vi, 299 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Additional Creators
Angotti, Thomas, 1941-

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Urban Latin America: periphery, informality, and inequality / Tom Angotti -- Poverty, inequality, and informality in the Latin American city / Alan Gilbert -- They are not informal settlements : they are habitats made by people / Lorena Zárate -- The future of global peripheral cities / Erminia Maricato -- São Paulo : city of industry, misery and resistance / William Goldsmith and Rogerio Acca -- Globalization, governance, and the collision of forces in Mexico City's Historic Center / Diane Davis -- Failed markets: the crisis in the private production of social housing in Mexico / Alfonso Valenzuela Aguilera -- Participatory budgeting in Latin American cities / Benjamin Goldfrank -- Urban governance and economic development in Medellín : an "urban miracle"? / Tobias Franz -- Conflict and convergence between experts and citizens: Bogotá's transmilenio / Stacey Hunt -- Barra de Tijuca: the political economy of a global suburb in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / Lawrence A. Herzog -- Housing and urbanization in the Cuban revolution / Jill Hamberg -- Uruguay's housing cooperatives : alternative to the private market / Tom Angotti -- Citizenship, democracy and public space in Latin America / Clara Irazábal -- Struggles against territorial disqualification: mobilization for dignified housing and defense of heritage in Santiago / Nicolas Angélcos and Maria Luisa Méndez -- "We are not marginals": the cultural politics of lead poisoning in Montevideo, Uruguay / Daniel Renfrew.
Summary
Latin America is one of the most urbanized regions of the world. To understand Latin America today it is important to trace the origins and characteristics of the urban-rural divide, inequalities within urban areas, and the prospects for change. This is particularly important and timely given the challenges of widening environmental and social disparities, climate change, and climate justice. The authors critically analyze urban issues within the context of the national and regional political economy, neoliberal governance, and urban social movements. Latin America's cities are sharply divided into wealthy enclaves and large peripheral areas, reflecting deep social and economic inequalities, leading to notable movements and reforms. This text explores Latin American cities, their history, similarities and differences, and current problems -- Provided by publisher.
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ISBN
9781442274471 (hardcover alkaline paper)
1442274476 (hardcover alkaline paper)
9781442274488 (paperback alkaline paper)
1442274484 (paperback alkaline paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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