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02362aam a2200349Ii 4500 001 7D1BB1EA8FC011ECBA4AA6A62FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220217010136 008 211112t20212021enka b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 143143146X 020 $a 9781431431465 035 $a (OCoLC)1285133661 040 $a ZCU $b eng $e rda $c ZCU $d NX@ $d GZM $d OCLCO $d IaU $d SILO 043 $a f-sa--- 050 4 $a HD7287.96.S68 $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 Johannesburg : $b Jacana Media, $c 2021. 300 $a xvii, 209 pages ; $b illustrations ; $c 22 cm 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. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 650 0 $a Citizens' associations $z South Africa. 650 0 $a Squatter settlements $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 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117023638.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7D1BB1EA8FC011ECBA4AA6A62FECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search