Competing rationalities and informal settlement upgrading in Cape Town, South Africa: A recipe for failure

Journal of Housing and the Built Environment

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 605-613

  Massey, Ruth T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Governmentality; Informal settlement upgrading; Rationality; Social networks; Women

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; URBAN AREA; WOMENS STATUS;

CAPE TOWN; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 84885847037     PISSN: 15664910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10901-013-9346-5     Document Type: Article

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