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This book analyzes in detail the main social, economic and special
transformation of the city of Sao Paulo. In the last 30 years, Sao
Paulo has become a more heterogeneous and less unequal city.
Contrary to some expectations, the recent economic transformations
did not produce social polarization, and the localized processes of
spaces production (and the plural is increasingly important) are
more and more key to define their respective growth patterns,
social conditions, forms of housing production, service
availability and urban precariousness. In other dimensions,
however, inequalities remain present and strong and certain
disadvantaged areas have changed little and are still marked by
strong social inequalities. The metropolis remains heavily
segregated in terms of race and class, in a clear hierarchical
structure. The book shows that it is necessary to escape from dual
and polarity interpretations. This did not lead to the complete
disappearance of a crudely radial and concentric structure (not
only due to geographic path dependence), but superposes other
elements over it, leading to more complexes and continuous
patterns. A general summary of these elements could perhaps be
stated as pointing to greater social/spatial heterogeneity,
accompanied by smaller, but reconfigured inequalities.
This book analyzes in detail the main social, economic and special
transformation of the city of Sao Paulo. In the last 30 years, Sao
Paulo has become a more heterogeneous and less unequal city.
Contrary to some expectations, the recent economic transformations
did not produce social polarization, and the localized processes of
spaces production (and the plural is increasingly important) are
more and more key to define their respective growth patterns,
social conditions, forms of housing production, service
availability and urban precariousness. In other dimensions,
however, inequalities remain present and strong and certain
disadvantaged areas have changed little and are still marked by
strong social inequalities. The metropolis remains heavily
segregated in terms of race and class, in a clear hierarchical
structure. The book shows that it is necessary to escape from dual
and polarity interpretations. This did not lead to the complete
disappearance of a crudely radial and concentric structure (not
only due to geographic path dependence), but superposes other
elements over it, leading to more complexes and continuous
patterns. A general summary of these elements could perhaps be
stated as pointing to greater social/spatial heterogeneity,
accompanied by smaller, but reconfigured inequalities.
Contending that everyday sociability and social networks are
central elements to an understanding of urban poverty,
Opportunities and Deprivation in the Urban South draws on detailed
research conducted in SAGBPo Paulo in an examination of the social
networks of individuals who identify as poor. The book uses a
multi-methods approach not only to test the importance of networks,
but also to disentangle the effects of networks and segregation and
to specify the relational and spatial mechanisms associated with
the production of poverty. It thus explores the different types of
network that exist amongst the metropolitan poor, the conditions
that shape and influence them, their consequences for the
production of poverty and the mechanisms through which networks
influence daily living conditions. A rigorous examination of
poverty in a contemporary megacity, Opportunities and Deprivation
in the Urban South will appeal to sociologists, political
scientists and geographers with interests in urban studies, poverty
and segregation and social networks.
Contending that everyday sociability and social networks are
central elements to an understanding of urban poverty,
Opportunities and Deprivation in the Urban South draws on detailed
research conducted in SAGBPo Paulo in an examination of the social
networks of individuals who identify as poor. The book uses a
multi-methods approach not only to test the importance of networks,
but also to disentangle the effects of networks and segregation and
to specify the relational and spatial mechanisms associated with
the production of poverty. It thus explores the different types of
network that exist amongst the metropolitan poor, the conditions
that shape and influence them, their consequences for the
production of poverty and the mechanisms through which networks
influence daily living conditions. A rigorous examination of
poverty in a contemporary megacity, Opportunities and Deprivation
in the Urban South will appeal to sociologists, political
scientists and geographers with interests in urban studies, poverty
and segregation and social networks.
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