Publication

2016-01-06 - Stanford University Press

Language

English

Word Count

62,000 words, Guess

Page Count

248 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100804794170
  • ISBN-139780804794176
  • Library of Congress Control Number2015010586
  • OCLC Control Number908990563
  • Better World Books9780804794176
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCHN310.Z9 V5523 2016
  • LCCHN310

Description

This text analyzes and explains the ways in which major developing world cities respond to the challenge of urban violence. The study shows how the political projects that cities launch to confront urban violence are shaped by the interaction between urban political economies and patterns of armed territorial control. It introduces business as a pivotal actor in the politics of urban violence, and argues that how business is organized within cities and its linkages to local governments impacts whether or not business supports or subverts state efforts to stem and prevent urban violence. A focus on city mayors finds that the degree to which politicians rely upon clientelism to secure and maintain power influences whether they favour responses to violence that perpetuate or weaken local political exclusion.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Cities, Business, and the Politics of Urban Violence in Latin AmericaHardcoverStanford University Press2016-01-06

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