Urban Latin America
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Urban Latin America

Inequalities and Neoliberal Reforms

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eBook - ePub

Urban Latin America

Inequalities and Neoliberal Reforms

About this book

Latin America is one of the most urbanized regions of the world. To understand Latin America today it is important to trace the origins and characteristics of the urban-rural divide, inequalities within urban areas, and the prospects for change. This is particularly important and timely given the challenges of widening environmental and social disparities, climate change, and climate justice. The authors critically analyze urban issues within the context of the national and regional political economy, neoliberal governance, and urban social movements. Latin America's cities are sharply divided into wealthy enclaves and large peripheral areas, reflecting deep social and economic inequalities, leading to notable movements and reforms. This text explores Latin American cities, their history, similarities and differences, and current problems.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Part I: Poverty, Informality, and Peripheral Cities
  3. Chapter 1: Urban Latin America
  4. Chapter 2: Poverty, Inequality, and Informality in the Latin American City
  5. Chapter 3: They Are Not Informal Settlements
  6. Chapter 4: The Future of Global Peripheral Cities
  7. Part II: The Metropolis in Latin America: SĂŁo Paulo and Mexico City
  8. Chapter 5: SĂŁo Paulo
  9. Chapter 6: Globalization, Governance, and the Collision of Forces in Mexico City’s Historic Center
  10. Part III: Urban Policies, Neoliberal Reforms, and Best Practices
  11. Chapter 7: Failed Markets
  12. Chapter 8: Participatory Budgeting in Latin American Cities
  13. Chapter 9: Urban Governance and Economic Development in MedellĂ­n
  14. Chapter 10: Conflict and Convergence between Experts and Citizens
  15. Chapter 11: Barra da Tijuca
  16. Part IV: Exceptions to the Rules
  17. Chapter 12: Housing and Urban Development in the Cuban Revolution
  18. Chapter 13: Uruguay’s Housing Cooperatives
  19. Part V: Urban Struggles, Citizenship, and Public Space
  20. Chapter 14: Citizenship, Democracy, and Public Space in Latin America
  21. Chapter 15: Struggles against Territorial Disqualification
  22. Chapter 16: “We Are Not Marginals”
  23. References
  24. About the Contributors