Producing and Contesting Urban Marginality - Interdisciplinary and Comparative Dialogues (Paperback)

In Mexico City, as in many other large cities worldwide, contemporary modes of urban governance have overwhelmingly benefited affluent populations and widened social inequalities. Disinvestment from social housing and rent-seeking developments by real estate companies and land speculators have resulted in the displacement of low-income populations to the urban periphery. Public social spaces have been eliminated to make way for luxury apartments and business interests. Low-income neighbourhoods are often stigmatized by dominant social forces to justify their demolition. The urban poor have however negotiated and resisted these developments in a range of ways. This text explores these urban dynamics in Mexico City and beyond, looking at the material and symbolic mechanisms through which urban marginality is produced and contested. It seeks to understand how things might be otherwise, how the city might be geared towards more inclusive forms of belonging and citizenship.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Transforming Capitalism
Release date:	October 2019
Editors:	Julie Cupples • Tom Slater
Dimensions:	224 x 153 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	246
ISBN-13:	978-1-78660-641-9
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Embargos & sanctions
LSN:	1-78660-641-0
Barcode:	9781786606419

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