Migrants and Machine Politics : How India's Urban Poor Seek Representation and Responsiveness /

"How poor migrants shape city politics during urbanization As the Global South rapidly urbanizes, millions of people have migrated from the countryside to urban slums, which now house one billion people worldwide. The transformative potential of urbanization hinges on whether and how poor migra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Auerbach, Adam Michael, 1982- (Autor), Thachil, Tariq (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2023]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Urban poor > Political activity.
Slums > Political aspects.
Representative government and representation.
Politics and government.
Political participation.
Migration, Internal.
Marginality, Social > Political aspects.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Elections
HISTORY / Asia / South / General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Campaigns & Elections.
Political participation > India.
Urban poor > Political activity > India.
Slums > Political aspects > India.
Marginality, Social > Political aspects > India.
Representative government and representation > India.
Migration, Internal > India.
India.
India > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Migrants and machine politics
  • How brokers emerge
  • How brokers cultivate clients
  • How patrons select brokers
  • How patrons respond to brokered requests
  • Conclusion.

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