Urban segregation and the welfare state
inequality and exclusion in western cities
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Author
Contributions
- Musterd, Sako. - Contributor
- Ostendorf, W. J. M. - Contributor
Publication
1998 - Routledge, London, England
Language
English
Description
This book examines ethnic and socio-economic segregation patterns, social polarisation, and social exclusion in major cities in the Western world. Contributors from North America and Europe provide in-depth analysis of particular cities.
First Sentence
Segregation, social polarisation and social exclusion are central concepts in today's urban debates (Wilson 1987, Sassen 1991, Fainstein, Gordon and Harloe 1992, Massey and Denton 1993, Hamnett 1994a, Marcuse 1996, O'Loughlin and Friedrichs 1996).
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