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Poverty and Democracy - Self-Help and Political Participation in Third World Cities (Paperback, New)
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Poverty and Democracy - Self-Help and Political Participation in Third World Cities (Paperback, New)
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Problems of poverty and democratisation, and the way they can
mutually impact, are among the most pressing concerns of our times.
Can the ever-widening gap between rich and poor both within
countries and worldwide be reduced? How can those most seriously
affected -- the poor themselves -- become active in this process?
Has the recent wave of democratisation improved their chances of
doing so? What can be done by donor agencies and non-governmental
organisations of the North and the South to provide meaningful
assistance? These are among the questions addressed in this book.
Its focus is on those sections of the population where these
problems have become most acute, i.e. the inhabitants of
'marginalised' settlements in large cities -- the ever-sprawling
favelas, poblaciones, bidonvilles, quartiers pr'caires, slums, and
squatter areas. Field research was carried out in four countries --
Brazil, Chile, Ivory Coast and Kenya -- based on a systematic
comparative design involving two cities and four marginalised
settlements in each country. The methods included surveys,
interviews and observation in close cooperation with local social
and political groups. In this way, a unique comparative 'view from
below' of recent developments and their consequences for the urban
poor emerges. The research focused on the national and local
contexts and the specific forms of social structure, interest
organisation, political culture and political participation. The
results make clear some of the common elements and causes, but also
the great diversity of political cultures within which the 'active
poor' seek to improve their lives. Here lie also some of the
concrete possibilities for effective support by external agencies.
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