The Place of Housing Programs and Class Relations in Latin American Cities: The Development of Managua Before 1980

The relationships between state housing programs and elite social classes are fundamental to understanding contemporary urban development in Latin America. This investigation of the territorial development process starts by examining the distinct class interests within different urban regions of Nic...

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Published in:Economic geography 1990-10, Vol.66 (4), p.378-388
Main Author: Higgins, Bryan R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural management
Capital management
Capitalism
Cities
Class
Class relations
Corporations
Elites
Housing
Housing policy
Housing programs
Investment strategies
Nicaragua
Social classes
Social research
Territories
Urban areas
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Summary:The relationships between state housing programs and elite social classes are fundamental to understanding contemporary urban development in Latin America. This investigation of the territorial development process starts by examining the distinct class interests within different urban regions of Nicaragua. It then explicates how state housing programs in Managua became a lucrative source of private capital for a particular social faction. Next, it analyzes the way in which the profits from housing were used as venture capital in a broader strategy to secure the class hegemony of this group. Finally, the broader implications of this case study for the development of Latin American cities are explored.
ISSN:0013-0095
1944-8287
DOI:10.2307/143971