{"product_id":"urban-informality-transnational-perspectives-from-the-middle-east-latin-america-and-south-asia-9780739107416","title":"Urban Informality: Transnational Perspectives from the Middle East, Latin America, and South Asia","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Asef Bayat | Ray Bromley | Alan Gilbert\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Lexington Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Lexington Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Sociology - Urban\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe turn of the century has been a moment of rapid urbanization. Much of this urban growth is taking place in the cities of the developing world and much of it in informal settlements. This book presents cutting-edge research from various world regions to demonstrate these trends. The contributions reveal that informal housing is no longer the domain of the urban poor; rather it is a significant zone of transactions for the middle-class and even transnational elites. Indeed, the book presents a rich view of 'urban informality' as a system of regulations and norms that governs the use of space and makes possible new forms of social and political power. The book is organized as a 'transnational' endeavor. It brings together three regional domains of research-the Middle East, Latin America, and South Asia-that are rarely in conversation with one another. It also unsettles the hierarchy of development and underdevelopment by looking at some First World processes of informality through a Third World research lens.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47613973659799,"sku":"9780739107416","price":5758.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780739107416.webp?v=1775089342","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/urban-informality-transnational-perspectives-from-the-middle-east-latin-america-and-south-asia-9780739107416","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}