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Cities and economic inequality in Latin America : intra-urban inequality in Argentina / Lena Simet.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Simet, Lena, author.
- Series:
- Routledge studies in development economics ; 5.
- Routledge studies in development economics ; 5
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Equality--Latin America.
- Equality.
- Urban policy.
- Cities and towns--Social conditions.
- Cities and towns.
- Latin America.
- Equality--Argentina--Buenos Aires.
- Cities and towns--Social conditions--Case studies.
- Urban policy--Latin America.
- Argentina--Buenos Aires.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 182 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022.
- System Details:
- text file
- Biography/History:
- Lena Simet is a scholar, writer, and researcher interested in cities, urban poverty, and intra-urban inequality. She is currently a senior researcher and advocate on poverty and inequality at Human Rights Watch. She received her PhD from The New School and lives in New York City.
- Contents:
- 1. Why another book on inequality? <STRONG>Part I: The Rise and Fall of Inequality in Latin America and Argentin</STRONG>a 2. From Neoliberalism to the Pink Tide and back 3. Old and New Forms of Intra-Urban Inequality 4. How the privatization of water spurred inequality in metropolitan Buenos Aires <STRONG>Part II: Why Some Cities are More Unequal: Evidence from Argentina's Cities</STRONG> 5. Determinants of Intra-Urban Inequality 6. The Income Sources that Determine Inequality in Argentina's Cities 7. A Data-Driven Approach to Assess Determinants of Income Inequality in Argentina's Cities <STRONG>Part III: Closing the Gap</STRONG> 8. Slum Upgrading in Buenos Aires
- Fighting fire with fire 9. What Next? Seven short reflections on inequality in Latin American cities
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based upon online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed April 26, 2022).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Simet, Lena. Cities and economic inequality in Latin America
- ISBN:
- 9781003201908
- 1003201903
- 9781000569612
- 1000569616
- 9781000569643
- 1000569640
- Publisher Number:
- 40031086837
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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