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Title:

Poverty and democracy : self-help and political participation in Third World cities / edited by Dirk Berg-Schlosser and Norbert Kersting.

Publisher:

Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave,
Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave,

Copyright Date:

2003

Description:

xiii, 237 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Urban poor--Case studies.
Slums--Case studies.
Urban poor--Political activity--Case studies.
Democratization.--Case studies.
Social movements.--Case studies.

Other Authors:

Berg-Schlosser, Dirk.
Kersting, Norbert.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [222]-237).

Contents:

Poverty and Democracy: A Contradiction? / Dirk Berg-Schlosser and Norbert Kersting -- National Contexts / Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Barbara Happe, Sylvia Schmitt, & Jaime Sperberg -- Housing Conditions and Policies / Sylvia Schmitt -- Social Structures to Living Conditions / Barbara Happe and Jaime Sperberg -- Collective Interest Groups / Barbara Happe and Claus-Dieter Konig -- Political Culture / Barbara Happe and Sylvia Schmitt -- Political Participation / Norbert Kersting and Jaime Sperberg -- Multi-Level Analyses / Dirk Berg-Schlosser -- The Urban Poor as Target of Development Policy / Norbert Kersting -- Conclusions and Perspectives / Dirk Berg-Schlosser.

ISBN:

9781842772041 (cased)
184277204X (cased)
9781842772058 (limp)
1842772058 (limp)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)50164717

LCCN:

2002027026

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)