Opportunities and deprivation in the urban South : poverty, segregation and social networks in Sao Paulo / by Eduardo Cesar Leao Marques.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marques, Eduardo Cesar.

Series:

Cities and Society

Cities and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban poor--Brazil--Sao Paulo.

Urban poor.

Social networks--Brazil--Sao Paulo.

Social networks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (199 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A rigorous examination of poverty in São Paulo, a contemporary megacity, Opportunities and Deprivation in the Urban South explores the different types of network that exist amongst the metropolitan poor, the conditions that shape and influence them, their consequences for the production of poverty and the mechanisms through which networks influence daily living conditions.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Constructing Conceptual Bridges between Poverty, Segregation and Networks; 2 The Spaces and Poverties of São Paulo; 4 How do the Networks Vary?; 5 Do the Networks Matter for the Access to Markets?; 6 Do Social Networks Matter in Gaining Access to Goods and Services Obtained from Outside Markets?; 7 How do the Networks Matter: Network Mobilization and Relational Mechanisms; Conclusion; References; Methodological Appendix; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-59900-7

1-317-08533-7

1-317-08532-9

1-280-68942-0

9786613666369

1-4094-4271-3

9781315599007

OCLC:

784886047