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In this volume, we present studies of the emerging pattern of socioeconomic segregation in seven major cities of Latin America and, for interregional contrast, one in the United States. Our aim is twofold: One is to contribute to the understanding of contemporary urbanization in Latin America by highlighting contemporary processes of socioeconomic segregation in major Latin American cities through comparable data and measures; the other is to explore the challenges that these emergent patterns of segregation entail for urban government, for equity in access to services, and for the life chances of the urban population.
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Roberts, B.R., Wilson, R.H. (2009). Residential Segregation and Governance in the Americas: An Overview. In: Roberts, B.R., Wilson, R.H. (eds) Urban Segregation and Governance in the Americas. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230620841_1
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