Ryohei Konta

The Housing Movement and the Urban Poor in São Paulo

Agency, Structure, and Institutionalization

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the ways through which many people participate in social movements in Brazil, specifically focusing on the urban poor. This research stems from the starkly high number of the urban poor participating in housing movements, aiming to improve their own living conditions in São Paulo.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 116
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 333g
• ISBN-13: 9781793618689
• ISBN-10: 1793618682
• Artikelnr.: 58298546

Autorenporträt

Ryohei Konta is senior overseas research fellow at the Institute of Developing Economies - Japan External Trade Organization.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Key Points of the Study Chapter 1: Previous Studies on Social
Movements Chapter 2: Social Movements and Participatory Administration in
Brazil Chapter 3: Mutirão: a Participatory Housing Policy of, by, and for
the Urban Poor Chapter 4: Three Field Surveys on Urban Poor Participation
in the Social Movements Chapter 5: The Urban Elderly Poor's Participation
in Housing Movements Chapter 6: Final Considerations