| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 186 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Cities and society series
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Cities and society series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Urban poor -- Brazil -- São Paulo.
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Urban poor. |
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Brazil -- São Paulo. |
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Social networks -- Brazil -- São Paulo.
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Social networks. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Marques, Eduardo Cesar Leão. Opportunities and deprivation in the urban South. Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2012 9781409442707 (DLC) 2012006251 (OCoLC)778827945 |
| ISBN |
9781409442714 (electronic book) |
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1409442713 (electronic book) |
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9781409442707 (electronic book) |
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1409442705 (electronic book) |
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