The Resource The urban poor in Latin America, Marianne Fay, editor
The urban poor in Latin America, Marianne Fay, editor
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The item The urban poor in Latin America, Marianne Fay, editor represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Missouri University of Science & Technology Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- The urbanization of Latin America has also lead to the urbanization of its poor. Today about half of the region's poor live in cities. Yet the phenomenon of urban poverty is not one that is well studied or well understood and policy makers across Latin America are increasingly interested in policy advice on how to design programs and policies to tackle poverty. Urban Poor in Latin America argues that the causes of poverty, the nature of deprivation, and the policy levers to fight poverty are to a large extent site-specific. As such, the book looks at strategies to assist the urban poor in maki
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 266 pages)
- Contents
-
- Foreword; Acknowledgments; Overview; 1 Urban Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean: Setting the Stage; Tables; Boxes; Figures; 2 Working One's Way Up: The Urban Poor and the Labor Market; 3 Keeping a Roof over One's Head: Improving Access to Safe and Decent Shelter; 4 Violence, Fear, and Insecurity among the Urban Poor in Latin America; 5 Keeping Healthy in an Urban Environment: Public Health Challenges for the Urban Poor; 6 Relying on Oneself: Assets of the Poor; 7 Calling on Friends and Relatives: Social Capital; 8 Public Social Safety Nets and the Urban Poor
- Isbn
- 9780821360699
- Label
- The urban poor in Latin America
- Title
- The urban poor in Latin America
- Statement of responsibility
- Marianne Fay, editor
- Subject
-
- Ville
- Amérique latine
- Armoede
- Armut
- Economische ontwikkeling
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- Lateinamerika
- Latin America
- Lutte contre la pauvreté
- Milieu urbain
- Pauvre
- Pauvreté
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Poverty & Homelessness
- Sociale ontwikkeling
- Stadt
- Stedelijke economie
- Urban poor
- Urban poor -- Latin America
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The urbanization of Latin America has also lead to the urbanization of its poor. Today about half of the region's poor live in cities. Yet the phenomenon of urban poverty is not one that is well studied or well understood and policy makers across Latin America are increasingly interested in policy advice on how to design programs and policies to tackle poverty. Urban Poor in Latin America argues that the causes of poverty, the nature of deprivation, and the policy levers to fight poverty are to a large extent site-specific. As such, the book looks at strategies to assist the urban poor in maki
- Action
- digitized
- Cataloging source
- MERUC
- Dewey number
- 362.5/098/091732
- Government publication
- international or intergovernmental publication
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Language note
- English
- LC call number
- HV4050.5.A5
- LC item number
- U74 2005eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Fay, Marianne
- Series statement
- Directions in development
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Urban poor
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Urban poor
- Latin America
- Armoede
- Stedelijke economie
- Economische ontwikkeling
- Sociale ontwikkeling
- Armut
- Stadt
- Lateinamerika
- Lutte contre la pauvreté
- Pauvre
- Pauvreté
- Milieu urbain
- Ville
- Amérique latine
- Label
- The urban poor in Latin America, Marianne Fay, editor
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreword; Acknowledgments; Overview; 1 Urban Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean: Setting the Stage; Tables; Boxes; Figures; 2 Working One's Way Up: The Urban Poor and the Labor Market; 3 Keeping a Roof over One's Head: Improving Access to Safe and Decent Shelter; 4 Violence, Fear, and Insecurity among the Urban Poor in Latin America; 5 Keeping Healthy in an Urban Environment: Public Health Challenges for the Urban Poor; 6 Relying on Oneself: Assets of the Poor; 7 Calling on Friends and Relatives: Social Capital; 8 Public Social Safety Nets and the Urban Poor
- Control code
- 559915135
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 266 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780821360699
- Lccn
- 2005043244
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)559915135
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
- Label
- The urban poor in Latin America, Marianne Fay, editor
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreword; Acknowledgments; Overview; 1 Urban Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean: Setting the Stage; Tables; Boxes; Figures; 2 Working One's Way Up: The Urban Poor and the Labor Market; 3 Keeping a Roof over One's Head: Improving Access to Safe and Decent Shelter; 4 Violence, Fear, and Insecurity among the Urban Poor in Latin America; 5 Keeping Healthy in an Urban Environment: Public Health Challenges for the Urban Poor; 6 Relying on Oneself: Assets of the Poor; 7 Calling on Friends and Relatives: Social Capital; 8 Public Social Safety Nets and the Urban Poor
- Control code
- 559915135
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 266 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780821360699
- Lccn
- 2005043244
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)559915135
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Subject
- Ville
- Amérique latine
- Armoede
- Armut
- Economische ontwikkeling
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- Lateinamerika
- Latin America
- Lutte contre la pauvreté
- Milieu urbain
- Pauvre
- Pauvreté
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Poverty & Homelessness
- Sociale ontwikkeling
- Stadt
- Stedelijke economie
- Urban poor
- Urban poor -- Latin America
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