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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shatkin, Gavin.

Series:

Urban and regional planning and development.

Urban and regional planning and development series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community development--Philippines--Manila Metropolitan Area.

Community development.

Community organization--Philippines--Manila Metropolitan Area.

Community organization.

Land use--Philippines--Manila Metropolitan Area--Planning--Citizen participation.

Land use.

Manila Metropolitan Area (Philippines)--Politics and government--Citizen participation.

Manila Metropolitan Area (Philippines).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2007.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface and Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Obstacles to Empowerment: Local Politics and Community Organizing in Metro Manila; 3 Community-Based Organizations and the State: Five Case Studies; 4 Building Communities: Social Capital and Participation in CBOS; 5 Political Identities and Collective Action; 6 A Quantitive Assessment of Community Organizing in Metro Manila; 7 A Comparative Perspective on Collective Action and Community Change; Appendix; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-161) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-57269-9

1-317-16426-1

1-317-16425-3

1-281-10362-4

9786611103620

0-7546-8324-9

9781315572697

OCLC:

476279235