| Tales of deviance and control: on space, rules, and law in squatter settlements. | |
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PMID: 20648994 Owner: HMD Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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In Latin American cities, around a third of the urban population lives in tenure situations that can be designated as informal, yet variation in the ways and extent to which these arrangements do not comply with law is extensive. Furthermore, informal dwellers often employ a variety of strategies to legitimize and ultimately legalize their tenure, implying a dynamic rather than a static relationship between illegality and legality. Conceiving of land tenure in dichotomous terms, as simply being either legal or illegal, therefore, fails to reflect this diversity, nor does it capture the evolving nature of the relationship between informal settlements and the state system. Drawing from the development of squatter settlements in Buenos Aires, this article proposes an alternative perspective and shows how settlements alternate strategies of noncompliance with adaptation to the state legal system to gradually increase their legality. |
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Authors:
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Jean-Louis Van Gelder |
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Type: Historical Article; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Law & society review Volume: 44 ISSN: 0023-9216 ISO Abbreviation: Law Soc Rev Publication Date: 2010 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-22 Completed Date: 2010-09-30 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100968936 Medline TA: Law Soc Rev Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 239-68 Citation Subset: Q |
Affiliation:
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Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement. |
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Cities
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economics,
ethnology,
history,
legislation & jurisprudence Civil Disorders* / economics, ethnology, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology Employment / economics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Housing* / economics, history, legislation & jurisprudence Income / history Latin America / ethnology Social Behavior Disorders* / economics, ethnology, history Social Control Policies / economics, history, legislation & jurisprudence Transients and Migrants* / education, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology Urban Health* / history Urban Population* / history |
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