Colonias and public policy in Texas and Mexico : urbanization by stealth /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ward, Peter M., 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Austin, Tex. : University of Texas Press, ©1999.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Urban poor > Texas.
Slums > Texas.
Urban poor > Mexican-American Border Region.
Slums > Mexican-American Border Region.
Pauvres en milieu urbain > Texas.
Pauvres en milieu urbain > Région frontalière mexicano-américaine.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
Slums
Urban poor
North America > Mexican-American Border Region
Texas
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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