Many countries in Latin America have experienced both rapid
urbanization and military involvement in politics. Yet few studies
examine how military regimes react to the political pressures that
wide-spread urban poverty creates or how the poor operate under
authoritative rule. Henry Dietz investigates Lima's poor during the
"revolution" of General Juan Velasco (1968-1975). His study
examines both the structural conditions promoting poverty and the
individual consequences of being poor. The poor join together in
several ways to resolve politicized communal needs; Dietz's data
indicate that the local neighborhood plays a crucial role in
determining modes of involvement. Considerable attention is given
to government attempts to encourage and control political
activities by the poor. Dietz analyzes the failure of SINAMOS, the
regime's mobilization agency, and in so doing raises general
questions about corporatist solutions to social problems. The wide
range of original survey, informant, and ethnographic data provides
much new information on elite-mass relationships in contemporary
Latin America. Dietz's research illuminates much that is of concern
to scholars and planners dealing with urbanization, poverty, and
social policy formation.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
