{"product_id":"colonias-and-public-policy-in-texas-and-mexico-urbanization-by-stealth-paperback-softback-9780292791251","title":"Colonias and Public Policy in Texas and Mexico; Urbanization by Stealth (Paperback \/ softback) 9780292791251","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eColonias and Public Policy in Texas and Mexico\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eUrbanization by Stealth\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter M. Ward (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780292791251\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 March 1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e307 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e Today in Texas, over 1500 colonias in the counties along the Mexican border are home to some 400,000 people. Often lacking basic services, such as electricity, water and sewerage, fire protection, policing, schools, and health care, these \"irregular\" subdivisions offer the only low-cost housing available to the mostly Hispanic working poor. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e This book presents the results of a major study of colonias in three transborder metropolitan areas and uncovers the reasons why colonias are spreading so rapidly. Peter Ward compares Texas colonias with their Mexican counterparts, many of which have developed into fully integrated working-class urban communities. He describes how Mexican governments have worked with colonia residents to make physical improvements and upgrade services-a model that Texas policymakers can learn from, Ward asserts. Finally, he concludes with a hard-hitting checklist of public policy initiatives that need to be considered as colonia housing policy enters its second decade in Texas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Abbreviations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction. Perspectives on Texas Colonias and the Project Methodology \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 1. Introduction to the Border Region and to the Case Study Cities \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 2. Land and Housing Production in the Colonias of Texas and Mexico \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 3. Servicing No Man's Land: Ambivalence versus Commitment in the Texas-Mexico Colonias \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 4. Settlements or Communities? Social Organization and Participation in the Colonias \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 5. Social Services to Colonias: Shifting the Focus toward Means Rather than Ends \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 6. Conclusion: Texas Colonias and the Next Policy Wave \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e References \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52530888212760,"sku":"9780292791251","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/colonias-and-public-policy-in-texas-and-mexico-urbanization-by-stealth-paperback-softback-9780292791251","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}