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

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

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Author / Creator:	Shatkin, Gavin.
Imprint:	Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2007.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 168 pages) : illustrations.
Language:	English
Series:	Urban and regional planning and development series Urban and regional planning and development.
Subject:	Community development -- Philippines -- Manila Metropolitan Area. Community organization -- Philippines -- Manila Metropolitan Area. Land use -- Philippines -- Manila Metropolitan Area -- Planning -- Citizen participation. Community development. Community organization. Land use -- Planning -- Citizen participation. Politics and government -- Citizen participation. Manila Metropolitan Area (Philippines) -- Politics and government -- Citizen participation. Philippines -- Manila Metropolitan Area. Electronic book.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11201678

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ISBN:	9780754683247 0754683249 9780754647867 0754647862 1317164253 9781317164258 1281103624 9781281103628 9786611103620 6611103627
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-161) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	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.
Other form:	Print version: Shatkin, Gavin. Collective action and urban poverty alleviation. Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2007

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Summary:	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.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 168 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-161) and index.
ISBN:	9780754683247 0754683249 9780754647867 0754647862 1317164253 9781317164258 1281103624 9781281103628 9786611103620 6611103627