Reading Development

Random readings on society, politics and change – Jorge Carrillo

Intergenerational family social capital and inequalities in Guayaquil, Ecuador

This paper describes the role of intergenerational processes in increasing or reducing multidimensional inequality in Indio Guayas, a low-income peripheral settlement in Guayaquil, Ecuador. It also examines the importance of … Continue reading

Tuesday, 29 September 2020 · Leave a comment

Social capital and household vulnerability

The empirical results indicate that both commune shocks and household shocks are associated with the higher likelihood of having state-run group memberships, except for the case of the political party. … Continue reading

Thursday, 3 January 2019 · Leave a comment

Resilient slums

A series of blogs by Deepika Andavarapu discussing different dimensions of resilience through the story of Pedda Jalaripeta (PJ), a slum in the City of Visakhapatnam, India, which retained its socio-cultural identity over … Continue reading

Sunday, 4 June 2017 · Leave a comment