Ciudad de Guatemala en la década de los ochenta
Subtitle: crisis y urbanización
By: J.P. Pérez Sáinz.
Series: Debate ;; no. 10.; Debate (FLACSO (Organization). Programa Guatemala) ;; no. 10.
Publisher: FLACSO; Fundación Friedrich Ebert
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Guatemala
Language: spa
Number of pages: 75
Subjects: City planning -- Guatemala -- Guatemala.; Urbanization -- Guatemala -- Guatemala.; Poor -- Guatemala -- Guatemala.; Informal sector (Economics) -- Guatemala -- Guatemala.
Description: "Examines processes of social and structural change in Guatemala City based on Alejandro Portes' research concerning impacts of Guatemala's economic decline and the violence that shook rural areas during the 1980s. Discusses spatial polarization of the population, growth of the informal labor market, and urban development policies. Also examines Guatemalan urban hierarchy. Welcome addition to the small collection of current studies of Guatemala City"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-75).
"La edición consta de 500 ejemplares"-- Colophon.