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This book explores the informal (political) patronage relations between the urban poor and service delivery organisations in Mumbai, India. It examines the conditions of people in the slums and traces the extent to which they are subject to social and political exclusion. Delving into the roles of the slum-based mediators and municipal councillors, it brings out the problems in the functioning of democracy at the ground level, as election candidates target vote banks with freebies and private-sector funding to manage their campaigns. Starting from social justice concerns, this book combines theory and insights from disciplines as diverse as political science, anthropology and policy studies. It provides a comprehensive, multi-level overview of the various actors within local municipal governance and democracy as also consequences for citizenship, urban poverty, gender relations, public services, and neoliberal politics.
Lucid and rich in ethnographic data, this book will be useful to scholars, researchers and students of social anthropology, urban studies, urban sociology, political science, public policy and governance, as well as practitioners and policymakers.
Editions of Urban Poverty, Local Governance and Everyday Politics in Mumbai
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781138281387
- EBook
- ISBN 9781315462158
- PDF
- ISBN 9781315462165
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This book explores the informal (political) patronage relations between the urban poor and service delivery organisations in Mumbai, India. It examines the conditions of people in the slums and traces the extent to which they are subject to social and political exclusion. Delving into the roles of the slum-based mediators and municipal councillors, it brings out the problems in the functioning of democracy at the ground level, as election candidates target vote banks with freebies and private-sector funding to manage their campaigns. Starting from social justice concerns, this book combines theory and insights from disciplines as diverse as political science, anthropology and policy studies. It provides a comprehensive, multi-level overview of the various actors within local municipal governance and democracy as also consequences for citizenship, urban poverty, gender relations, public services, and neoliberal politics.
Lucid and rich in ethnographic data, this book will be useful to scholars, researchers and students of social anthropology, urban studies, urban sociology, political science, public policy and governance, as well as practitioners and policymakers.
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What is Urban Poverty, Local Governance and Everyday Politics in Mumbai about?
This book explores the informal (political) patronage relations between the urban poor and service delivery organisations in Mumbai, India. It examines the conditions of people in the slums and traces the extent to which they are subject to social and political exclusion. Delving into the roles of the slum-based mediators and municipal councillors, it brings out the problems in the functioning of democracy at the ground level, as election candidates target vote banks with freebies and private-sector funding to manage their campaigns. Starting from social justice concerns, this book combines theory and insights from disciplines as diverse as political science, anthropology and policy studies. It provides a comprehensive, multi-level overview of the various actors within local municipal governance and democracy as also consequences for citizenship, urban poverty, gender relations, public services, and neoliberal politics.
Lucid and rich in ethnographic data, this book will be useful to scholars, researchers and students of social anthropology, urban studies, urban sociology, political science, public policy and governance, as well as practitioners and policymakers.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Urban Poverty, Local Governance and Everyday Politics in Mumbai?
Society and Social Sciences > Politics and government
Where can I read a sample of Urban Poverty, Local Governance and Everyday Politics in Mumbai?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781138281387
Is Urban Poverty, Local Governance and Everyday Politics in Mumbai part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Cities and the Urban Imperative
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Urban Poverty, Local Governance and Everyday Politics in Mumbai?
Joop de Wit
Who is the Publisher of the book Urban Poverty, Local Governance and Everyday Politics in Mumbai?
Taylor and Francis
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Urban Poverty, Local Governance and Everyday Politics in Mumbai is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781138281387) and ebook(ISBN 9781315462158) and pdf(ISBN 9781315462165)