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| Author(s): |
Leao Marques, Eduardo Cesar
[1, 2]
Total Authors: 1
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Polit Sci, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Ctr Metropolitan Studies, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | URBAN AFFAIRS REVIEW; NOV 2021. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
It is usually considered that urban policy change happens gradually or abruptly, provoked by coalition shifts, political pressure, or by agenda changes in public policies. However, a broad set of urban policies in Sao Paulo, Brazil shows the relevance of the third kind of oscillating trajectory not yet accounted for by the literature. Departing from compared urban policies in Sao Paulo, this article shows incremental progressive trends due jointly to political competition (pushed by progressive governments) and policy production itself. While some programs entered the agenda to stay, others swung between implementation, latency, and reanimation. To investigate these processes, we compare four programs-(a) in situ slum upgrading and (b) bus integration (gradually imposing themselves), (c) cooperative housing construction, and (d) bus lanes/corridors (oscillating between latency and reanimation). The results challenge explanations of urban policy change, contributing to closer dialogues between urban studies and political science. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/07616-7 - CEM - Center for Metropolitan Studies |
| Grantee: | Eduardo Cesar Leão Marques |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Grants - Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers - RIDC |