Urban Informality: Transnational Perspectives from the Middle East, Latin America, and South AsiaAnanya Roy, Nezar AlSayyad The turn of the century has been a moment of rapid urbanization. Much of this urban growth is taking place in the cities of the developing world and much of it in informal settlements. This book presents cutting-edge research from various world regions to demonstrate these trends. The contributions reveal that informal housing is no longer the domain of the urban poor; rather it is a significant zone of transactions for the middle-class and even transnational elites. Indeed, the book presents a rich view of 'urban informality' as a system of regulations and norms that governs the use of space and makes possible new forms of social and political power. The book is organized as a 'transnational' endeavor. It brings together three regional domains of research--the Middle East, Latin America, and South Asia--that are rarely in conversation with one another. It also unsettles the hierarchy of development and underdevelopment by looking at some First World processes of informality through a Third World research lens. |
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... production of these items . The production takes place in people's homes on a contract basis . The manufactured items are then taken to a factory , where a label is placed on them before they are packed in alternative packets . In this ...
... production of these items . The production takes place in people's homes on a contract basis . The manufactured items are then taken to a factory , where a label is placed on them before they are packed in alternative packets . In this ...
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... production through manufactur- ing . In this regard , they claim that small enterprises generate more jobs and require less capital investment per job than larger enterprises . " Even neo - Marxist literature on petty commodity production ...
... production through manufactur- ing . In this regard , they claim that small enterprises generate more jobs and require less capital investment per job than larger enterprises . " Even neo - Marxist literature on petty commodity production ...
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... Production at the Urban - Rural Interface : The " Not So Strange Case " of the Texas Colonias Peter M. Ward ... production found exclusively in the U.S.- Mexico border region ; they are a much more widely distributed and segregated ...
... Production at the Urban - Rural Interface : The " Not So Strange Case " of the Texas Colonias Peter M. Ward ... production found exclusively in the U.S.- Mexico border region ; they are a much more widely distributed and segregated ...
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Urban Informality as a New Way of Life ང | 7 |
Reflections on the | 33 |
The Changing Nature of the Informal Sector in Karachi due to | 67 |
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