Access to Power: Politics and the Urban Poor in Developing Nations

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Access to Power: Politics and the Urban Poor in Developing Nations
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Joan M. Nelson
SeriesCenter for International Affairs, Harvard University
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:488
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780691605883
ClassificationsDewey:301.59209172
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 21 March 2017
Publication Country United States

Description

Joan Nelson elucidates the implications of this rapid growth and concomitant poverty for politics. Unlike many scholars who have sought an all-encompassing theory to explain the political behavior of the urban poor, Professor Nelson emphasizes the complex variety in the economic, social, and political circumstances that influence this behavior. Or