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Territory, Local Governance, and Urban Transformation: The Processes of Residential Enclave Building in Lima, Peru

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Decentralized Development in Latin America

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Since the 1990s, Latin American metropolises in most of the countries throughout the region have changed considerably due to the effects of globalisation and the implementation of neo-liberal politics (de Mattos 2002). According to Pradilla (1998, p. 195), the contemporary neo-liberal Latin American metropolis is a highly contradictory version of the capitalist city, with all of its vices and without most of its limited virtues.

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Notes

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    For the purpose of simplification, the term residential enclave will be used here synonymously with subsequently enclosed neighbourhood.

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    See Plöger (2006b) for a more detailed account of the spread of residential enclaves in Lima Metropolitana.

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    Jörg Plöger

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Plöger, J. (2010). Territory, Local Governance, and Urban Transformation: The Processes of Residential Enclave Building in Lima, Peru. In: Lindert, P., Verkoren, O. (eds) Decentralized Development in Latin America. GeoJournal Library, vol 97. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3739-8_3

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