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UNINA9910758481903321 |
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Autore |
Neumark Tom |
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Caring cash : free money and the ethics of solidarity in Kenya / / Tom Neumark |
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London, England ; ; Las Vegas, Nevada : , : Pluto Press, , [2023] |
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©2023 |
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1-78680-783-1 |
1-78680-784-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (200 pages) |
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Collana |
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Anthropology, Culture and Society |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Microeconomics |
Economic development |
Public welfare |
Kenya |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Series Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Prologue -- Introduction: Grants and the Care for Relationships -- Part I -- 1 The Ghetto: A Place of Refuge and Charity -- 2 Scoring the Poor -- Part II -- 3 Under the Aegis of Mistrust -- 4 Detaching from Others, Surviving with Others -- 5 A Mother's Care -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
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An anthropological study of the impact of cash grants on the economic dynamics and relationships among Kenya's urban poor. |
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UNINA9910824259303321 |
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Autore |
Pereyra Cáceres Omar |
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Contemporary middle class in Latin America : a study of San Felipe / / Omar Pereyra |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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ISBN |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (159 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Middle class - Latin America - History - 21st century |
Social change - Latin America - History - 21st century |
Social mobility - Latin America - History - 21st century |
Cities and towns - Growth |
Latin America Social conditions 21st century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 San Felipe and the Transformation of the Social and Urban Space; 2 Trajectories; 3 Boundaries; 4 Controlling Common Space; Conclusion; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3: Glossary of Spanish Terms; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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<span><span>This book is about the transformation of the contemporary Peruvian middle class. Scholars interested in Latin American stratification and urbanization will find this book informative about two oft neglected, but highly relevant, topics in the region: the middle classes and the formal area of the city. </span></span> |
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