Collective action and urban poverty alleviation : community organizations and the struggle for shelter in Manila /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shatkin, Gavin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2007.
Colección:Urban and regional planning and development.
Temas:
Community development > Philippines > Manila Metropolitan Area.
Community organization > Philippines > Manila Metropolitan Area.
Land use > Philippines > Manila Metropolitan Area > Planning > Citizen participation.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Essays.
Community development.
Community organization.
Land use > Planning > Citizen participation.
Politics and government > Citizen participation.
Kommunalplanung
Bürgerbeteiligung
Kollektives Handeln
Manila Metropolitan Area (Philippines) > Politics and government > Citizen participation.
Philippines > Manila Metropolitan Area.
Manila > Region
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Preface and Acknowledgements
  • List of Abbreviations
  • 1 Introduction
  • Perspectives on CBOs and Community Development
  • Globalization and Community-based Collective Action
  • The Metro Manila Context
  • Methodology of the Study
  • Outline of the Book
  • 2 Obstacles to Empowerment: Local Politics and Community Organizing in Metro Manila
  • Urban Politics, Land Markets, and Civil Society Participation
  • Historical Foundations of Contemporary Urban Politics in the Philippines
  • Martial Law and the Urban Poor Movement
  • CBOs and the State in the Post-Marcos Era
  • The Social and Political Impacts of Globalization
  • Conclusion
  • 3 Community-Based Organizations and the State: Five Case Studies
  • The Structure of the Community Organizing System in Metro Manila
  • CBOs and the State in the Case Study Communities
  • Conclusion
  • 4 Building Communities: Social Capital and Participation in CBOS
  • Theories of Community Participation in Informal Settlements
  • Methodology of the Household Survey
  • Profile of the Case Study Communities
  • Kinship and Social Ties in the Communities
  • Participation in the Communities
  • Household Characteristics and Participation
  • Conclusion
  • 5 Political Identities and Collective Action
  • Political Orientations of the Urban Poor: A Brief Theoretical Review
  • Political Orientations of Informal Settlers in Metro Manila
  • Resident Perceptions of their Political Environment in the Case Study Communities
  • Residents' Perceptions of CBO Agency
  • The Origins of Political Activism in Pasay and Navotas
  • Role of Non-Governmental Organizations
  • Community Identities
  • 6 A Quantitive Assessment of Community Organizing in Metro Manila
  • Methodology of the Survey
  • A Profile of Informal Settlements in Quezon City and Manila
  • Community Organizations: Leadership and Activities
  • CBO relations with NGOs
  • Community Relations with Government
  • Conclusion
  • 7 A Comparative Perspective on Collective Action and Community Change
  • The Historical Roots of Contemporary State-Community Relations in the Philippines
  • Community-Based Organizations and the State: Lessons from Metro Manila, Bangkok and Porto Alegre
  • Community-Based Organizations and Communities
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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