Colonias and public policy in Texas and Mexico
Subtitle: urbanization by stealth
By: Peter M. Ward.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
Subjects: Urban poor -- Texas.; Slums -- Texas.; Urban poor -- Mexican-American Border Region.; Slums -- Mexican-American Border Region.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-278) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to the border region and to the case study cities; title: Land and housing production in the colonias of Texas and Mexico; title: Servicing no man's land : ambivalence versus commitment in the Texas-Mexico colonias; title: Settlements or communities? Social organization and participation in the colonias; title: Social services to colonias : shifting the focus toward means rather than ends; title: Conclusion; title: Texas colonias and the next policy wave.