Intertwining national and urban policies: National development strategies and municipal tactics in greater Buenos Aires

Abstract

Why are some of the municipalities located on the most dynamic, populous and productive region of a nation, also the poorest of the nation? Why after decades of being at the center of national development policies, the municipalities of Greater Buenos Aires are still suffering some of the worst development indicators of the Argentina?

Citation

Libertun de Duren, N. (2008), "Intertwining national and urban policies: National development strategies and municipal tactics in greater Buenos Aires", Davis, D.E. and Proenza-Coles, C. (Ed.) Political Power and Social Theory (Political Power and Social Theory, Vol. 19), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 119-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0198-8719(08)19004-4