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Author:

Ward, Peter M., 1951-

Title:

Colonias and public policy in Texas and Mexico : urbanization by stealth / Peter M. Ward.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

University of Texas Press,

Copyright Date:

1999

Description:

xviii, 287 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Urban poor--Texas.
Slums--Texas.
Urban poor--Mexican-American Border Region.
Slums--Mexican-American Border Region.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-278) and index.

Contents:

Introduction to the border region and to the case study cities -- Land and housing production in the colonias of Texas and Mexico -- Servicing no man's land : ambivalence versus commitment in the Texas-Mexico colonias -- Settlements or communities? Social organization and participation in the colonias -- Social services to colonias : shifting the focus toward means rather than ends -- Conclusion: Texas colonias and the next policy wave.

ISBN:

9780292791251 (pbk. : permanent paper)
0292791259 (pbk. : permanent paper)
9780292791244 (cloth : permanent paper)
0292791240 (cloth : permanent paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)39322611

LCCN:

98025402

Locations:

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

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

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)