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Author(s) -

Fabricius Daniela

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

architectural design

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128

H-Index - 22

eISSN - 1554-2769

pISSN - 0003-8504

DOI - 10.1002/ad.1253

Subject(s) - realpolitik , latin americans , political science , nationalism , informal sector , sociology , political economy , economy , economic growth , law , politics , economics

It is all too easy to be optimistic about the economic and social future of Latin America. Daniela Fabricius , the author of 100% Favela: The Informal Geographies of Rio de Janeiro (forthcoming), calls into question architects working within the realpolitik of a globalised, post‐nationalist world. Could an all too ready acceptance of existing conditions and the adoption of informality leave inhabitants short‐changed? For to live informally is also to live precariously ‐ no substitute for secure and prosperous living.

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