Collective action and urban poverty alleviation : community organizations and the struggle for shelter in Manila /
There is an urgent need to address the problems experienced by rapidly growing cities in the developing world. Recently, innovative approaches have focused on community-based organizations (CBOs) in setting up self-help and participatory programmes. Using the experience of CBOs in Manila, this book...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
©2007.
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Colección: | Urban and regional planning and development.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | There is an urgent need to address the problems experienced by rapidly growing cities in the developing world. Recently, innovative approaches have focused on community-based organizations (CBOs) in setting up self-help and participatory programmes. Using the experience of CBOs in Manila, this book emphasizes the external conditions that influence patterns of collective action within communities and addresses issues such as the local political economy and the communities' place within the global economy. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 168 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-161) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780754683247 0754683249 1317164253 9781317164258 1281103624 9781281103628 9786611103620 6611103627 9781315572697 1315572699 |