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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817992503321

Autore

Shatkin Gavin

Titolo

Collective action and urban poverty alleviation : community organizations and the struggle for shelter in Manila / / Gavin Shatkin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Aldershot, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2007

ISBN

1-315-57269-9

1-317-16426-1

1-317-16425-3

1-281-10362-4

9786611103620

0-7546-8324-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Collana

Urban and regional planning and development series

Disciplina

307.3/4160959916

Soggetti

Community development - Philippines - Manila Metropolitan Area

Community organization - Philippines - Manila Metropolitan Area

Land use - Philippines - Manila Metropolitan Area - Planning - Citizen participation

Manila Metropolitan Area (Philippines) Politics and government Citizen participation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-161) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface and Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Obstacles to Empowerment: Local Politics and Community Organizing in Metro Manila; 3 Community-Based Organizations and the State: Five Case Studies; 4 Building Communities: Social Capital and Participation in CBOS; 5 Political Identities and Collective Action; 6 A Quantitive Assessment of Community Organizing in Metro Manila; 7 A Comparative Perspective on Collective Action and Community Change; Appendix; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 the global economy.