Colonias and public policy in Texas and Mexico : urbanization by stealth /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Ward, Peter M., 1951-
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	Austin : University of Texas Press, c1999.
Description:	xviii, 287 p. : ill. maps ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Urban poor -- Texas. Slums -- Texas. Urban poor -- Mexican-American Border Region. Slums -- Mexican-American Border Region. Slums. Urban poor. North America -- Mexican-American Border Region. Texas.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3667491

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ISBN:	0292791240 (cloth : permanent paper) 0292791259 (pbk. : permanent paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-278) and index.

Table of Contents:

Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Introduction. Perspectives on Texas Colonias and the Project Methodology
Chapter 1. Introduction to the Border Region and to the Case Study Cities
Chapter 2. Land and Housing Production in the Colonias of Texas and Mexico
Chapter 3. Servicing No Man's Land: Ambivalence versus Commitment in the Texas-Mexico Colonias
Chapter 4. Settlements or Communities? Social Organization and Participation in the Colonias
Chapter 5. Social Services to Colonias: Shifting the Focus toward Means Rather than Ends
Chapter 6. Conclusion: Texas Colonias and the Next Policy Wave
Notes
References
Index

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