Originally published as 'Cities of Peasants', this highly-acclaimed
account of the expansion of capitalism in the developing world has now
been extensively rewritten and updated. Focusing on Latin America,
Bryan Roberts traces the evolution of developing societies and their
economies to the present. Taking account of the move towards more
'open' economies, a shrinking of the state and various transitions
towards democracies, he shows how urban growth has produced new
patterns of social stratification, creating opportunities for social
mobility, but doing little to decrease income inequality or political
and social pressures. Underlying social changes have broadened the
practice of citizenship in developing countries, limiting
authoritarian rule but within a context of entrenched social
inequalities and persisting political instability. This book conveys
both the flavour of life in the cities of the third world and the
immediacy of their problems.
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ISBN
9781000161496
Publisert
2020
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Routledge
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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