The Politics of Slums in the Global South : Urban Informality in Brazil, India, South Africa and Peru (Hardcover)

Chapter 1. Introduction: Situating the politics of slums within the ‘urban turn’ Einar Braathen, Veronique Dupont, David Jordhus-Lier and Catherine Sutherland  Chapter 2. National and urban contexts of the settlement cases: an overview Einar Braathen, Veronique Dupont, David Jordhus-Lier Catherine Sutherland and Carlos Escalante Estrada  Chapter 3. Policies towards substandard settlements Catherine Sutherland, Einar Braathen, Veronique Dupont and David Jordhus-Lier  Chapter 4. Settlement stories I: A question of knowledge? Veronique Dupont and Shankare Gowda, David Jordhus-Lier, Pamela Tsolekile de Wet, Catherine Sutherland, Einar Braathen, Lisa Strauch and Michaela Hordijk  Chapter 5. Knowledge and power in upgrading and resettlement initiatives David Jordhus-Lier, Einar Braathen, Veronique Dupont and Catherine Sutherland  Chapter 6. Settlement stories II: Communities responses Einar Braathen, Catherine Sutherland, David Jordhus-Lier, Lisa Strauch, Michaela Hordijk, Veronique Dupont and R. Dhanalakshmi  Chapter 7. Modalities of social mobilisation Veronique Dupont, David Jordhus-Lier, Einar Braathen, Catherine Sutherland andCarlos Escalante Estrada  Chapter 8. Conclusion Catherine Sutherland, David Jordhus-Lier, Einar Braathen and Veronique Dupont