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02563aam a2200409Ii 4500 001 696E1714E9E911EBBBC9467A3DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210721010052 008 210129s2021 enka b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9780745342009 020 $a 0745342000 020 $a 0745341993 020 $a 9780745341996 035 $a (OCoLC)1235761038 040 $a ERASA $b eng $e rda $c ERASA $d YDX $d BDX $d YDXIT $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d SILO 043 $a f-sa--- 050 4 $a DT17-39 $b .N58 2021 100 1 $a Ngwane, Trevor, $e author. 245 10 $a Amakomiti : $b Grassroots democracy in South African shack settlements / $c Trevor Ngwane. 264 1 $a London : $b Pluto Press, $c 2021. 300 $a xvii, 209 pages ; $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm. 490 1 $a Wildcat : workers' movements and global capitalism 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 8 $a Can people who live in shantytowns, shacks and favelas teach us anything about democracy? About how to govern society in a way that is inclusive, participatory and addresses popular needs? This book argues that they can. In a study conducted in dozens of South Africa's shack settlements, where more than 9 million people live, Trevor Ngwane finds thriving shack dwellers' committees that govern local life, are responsive to popular needs and provide a voice for the community. These committees, called 'amakomiti' in the Zulu language, organize the provision of basic services such as water, sanitation, public works and crime prevention especially during settlement establishment. Amakomiti argues that, contrary to common perception, slum dwellers are in fact an essential part of the urban population, whose political agency must be recognized and respected. In a world searching for democratic alternatives that serve the many and not the few, it is to the shantytowns, rather than the seats of political power, that we should turn. 650 0 $a Citizens' associations $z South Africa. 650 0 $a Squatter settlements $z South Africa. 650 0 $a Slums $z South Africa. 650 0 $a Democracy $z South Africa. 650 7 $a Citizens' associations. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00861906 650 7 $a Democracy. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00890077 650 7 $a Slums. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01121194 650 7 $a Squatter settlements. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01131111 651 7 $a South Africa. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204616 830 0 $a Wildcat (Pluto Press) 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220526020352.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=696E1714E9E911EBBBC9467A3DECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search