Collective Action and Urban Poverty Alleviation Community Organizations and the Struggle for Shelter in Manila |
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Author:
| Shatkin, Gavin |
Series title: | Urban and Regional Planning and Development Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7546-8324-7 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2007 |
Publisher: | Ashgate Publishing Company
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $114.95 |
Book Description:
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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 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...
More DescriptionThere 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.