The politics of incremental progressivism : governments, governances and urban policy changes in São Paulo /

"Large metropolises of the Global South are usually portrayed as ungovernable. The Politics of Incremental Progressivism analyzes urban policies in São Paulo - one of the biggest and most complex Southern cities - not only challenging those views, but showing the recent occurrence of progressiv...

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Other Authors: Marques, Eduardo Cesar (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2021.
Series:IJURR studies in urban and social change book series
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Large metropolises of the Global South are usually portrayed as ungovernable. The Politics of Incremental Progressivism analyzes urban policies in São Paulo - one of the biggest and most complex Southern cities - not only challenging those views, but showing the recent occurrence of progressive change. This book develops the first detailed and systematic account of the policies and politics that construct, maintain and operate a large Southern metropolis. The chapters cover the policies of bus and subway transportation, traffic control, waste collection, development licensing, public housing and large urban projects, additionally to budgeting, electoral results and government formation and dynamics. This important book contributes to the understanding of how the city is governed, what kinds of policies its governments construct and deliver and, more importantly, under what conditions it produces redistributive change in the direction of policies that reduce its striking social and urban inequalities"--
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781119647898
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