| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 168 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Urban and regional planning and development series
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Urban and regional planning and development.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-161) and index. |
| Contents |
Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- Perspectives on CBOs and Community Development -- Globalization and Community-based Collective Action -- The Metro Manila Context -- Methodology of the Study -- Outline of the Book -- 2 Obstacles to Empowerment: Local Politics and Community Organizing in Metro Manila -- Urban Politics, Land Markets, and Civil Society Participation -- Historical Foundations of Contemporary Urban Politics in the Philippines -- Martial Law and the Urban Poor Movement -- CBOs and the State in the Post-Marcos Era -- The Social and Political Impacts of Globalization -- Conclusion -- 3 Community-Based Organizations and the State: Five Case Studies -- The Structure of the Community Organizing System in Metro Manila -- CBOs and the State in the Case Study Communities -- Conclusion -- 4 Building Communities: Social Capital and Participation in CBOS -- Theories of Community Participation in Informal Settlements -- Methodology of the Household Survey -- Profile of the Case Study Communities -- Kinship and Social Ties in the Communities -- Participation in the Communities -- Household Characteristics and Participation -- Conclusion -- 5 Political Identities and Collective Action -- Political Orientations of the Urban Poor: A Brief Theoretical Review -- Political Orientations of Informal Settlers in Metro Manila -- Resident Perceptions of their Political Environment in the Case Study Communities -- Residents' Perceptions of CBO Agency -- The Origins of Political Activism in Pasay and Navotas -- Role of Non-Governmental Organizations -- Community Identities -- 6 A Quantitive Assessment of Community Organizing in Metro Manila -- Methodology of the Survey -- A Profile of Informal Settlements in Quezon City and Manila -- Community Organizations: Leadership and Activities -- CBO relations with NGOs -- Community Relations with Government -- Conclusion -- 7 A Comparative Perspective on Collective Action and Community Change -- The Historical Roots of Contemporary State-Community Relations in the Philippines -- Community-Based Organizations and the State: Lessons from Metro Manila, Bangkok and Porto Alegre -- Community-Based Organizations and Communities -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Community development -- Philippines -- Manila Metropolitan Area.
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Community development. |
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Philippines -- Manila Metropolitan Area. |
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Community organization -- Philippines -- Manila Metropolitan Area.
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Community organization. |
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Land use -- Philippines -- Manila Metropolitan Area -- Planning -- Citizen participation.
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Land use. |
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Planning. |
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Political participation. |
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Manila Metropolitan Area (Philippines) -- Politics and government -- Citizen participation.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Shatkin, Gavin. Collective action and urban poverty alleviation. Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2007 (DLC) 2006033552 |
| ISBN |
9780754683247 (electronic book) |
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0754683249 (electronic book) |
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9780754647867 (alkaline paper) |
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0754647862 (alkaline paper) |
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