Empowering squatter citizen : local government, civil society and urban poverty reduction
Mitlin, Diana Ed.
Empowering squatter citizen : local government, civil society and urban poverty reduction - London Earthscan 2004 - xxi,313p.
CONTENTS
List of Tables, figures and Boxes vi
About the Authors ix
Preface xii
Acknowledgements xvii
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations xix
Part I: Introduction
1.Introduction 3-19
Part II Government Initiatives
2. A Decade of Change: from the Urban Community Development Office to the Community Organization Development Institute in Thailand 25-49
3. The Community Mortgage Programme: An Innovative Social Housing Programme in the Philippines and Its Outcomes 54-79
4. The Mexican National Popular Housing Fund 82-107
5. Participation and Sustainability in Social Projects: the Experience of the Local Development Programme in Nicaragua 112-131
Part III: Civil Society Initiatives
6. The Work of the Anjuman Samaji Behbood in Faisalabad 139-161
7. Municipal Programme for the Reform and Extension of Homes: Casa Melhor/PAAC Cearah Periferia, Brazil 165-189
8. The Age of Cities and Organizations of the Urban Poor: The Work of the South African Homeless People's Federation 193-210
9. Grassroots-driven Development: the Alliance of SPARC, the National Slum Dwellers Federation and Mahila Milan 216-238
Part IV: Drawing Some Conclusions
10. Addressing Deprivations in Urban Areas 245-271
11. The Role of Local and Extra-local Organizations 278-302
Index 307
9781844071012
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Empowering squatter citizen : local government, civil society and urban poverty reduction - London Earthscan 2004 - xxi,313p.
CONTENTS
List of Tables, figures and Boxes vi
About the Authors ix
Preface xii
Acknowledgements xvii
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations xix
Part I: Introduction
1.Introduction 3-19
Part II Government Initiatives
2. A Decade of Change: from the Urban Community Development Office to the Community Organization Development Institute in Thailand 25-49
3. The Community Mortgage Programme: An Innovative Social Housing Programme in the Philippines and Its Outcomes 54-79
4. The Mexican National Popular Housing Fund 82-107
5. Participation and Sustainability in Social Projects: the Experience of the Local Development Programme in Nicaragua 112-131
Part III: Civil Society Initiatives
6. The Work of the Anjuman Samaji Behbood in Faisalabad 139-161
7. Municipal Programme for the Reform and Extension of Homes: Casa Melhor/PAAC Cearah Periferia, Brazil 165-189
8. The Age of Cities and Organizations of the Urban Poor: The Work of the South African Homeless People's Federation 193-210
9. Grassroots-driven Development: the Alliance of SPARC, the National Slum Dwellers Federation and Mahila Milan 216-238
Part IV: Drawing Some Conclusions
10. Addressing Deprivations in Urban Areas 245-271
11. The Role of Local and Extra-local Organizations 278-302
Index 307
9781844071012
362.5 / MIT