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Struggling for knowledge in times of cognitive capitalism: youth and school in contexts of urban poverty
(Addleton Academic Publishers, 2014-10)
From the time of the formation of modern capitalist societies, education, knowledge, and progress have been articulated in a variety of ways (Peters, 2010). It is possible to identify an array of modulations in the education, ...
Reflecting on Local Reality: Tensions and Challenges of Sustainable Development in Contexts of Urban Poverty
(Globus et Locus, 2019-02)
The aim of this paper is to present some reflections on the tensions and challenges that emerge from both the literature review on sustainable development and the study of sustainable development as a paradigm in local ...
Halving poverty in Mexico
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, A.C., 2009)
Urban land reform: How does it help the poor? Examples from Trinidad and Indonesia.
(International Symposium: The Urban Challenge of Developing Nations, 2011-09-06)
The hypothesis of this paper is that land tenure in Third World countries is regulated by socio-political institutions rather than the market. It argues, that land reform has to start from a knowledge of local conditions ...
Mapping Energy Poverty: How Much Impact Do Socioeconomic, Urban and Climatic Variables Have at a Territorial Scale?
(MDPI, 2022)
Energy poverty, considered a form of deprivation distinct from income poverty, is associated with three factors: low-income levels, high energy costs, and poor residential energy efficiency. It is necessary to study the ...
Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP)
(2012-03-13)
ESCAPING THE POVERTY TRAP IN LATIN AMERICA: THE ROLE OF FAMILY FACTORS
(Instituto de Economía, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2001)
The distance to market effect on rural poverty in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago
(PONTIFICIA UNIV CATOLICA CHILE, INST ESTUDIOS URBANOS TERRITORIALES, 2013)
The national poverty headcount in Chile has declined considerably since 1990. In 2006, rural poverty rate fell below that of urban areas, due in part to population mobility. Rural areas, however, are still characterized ...