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Title
The street and children's informal economy in Cape Verde |
Full text
http://hdl.handle.net/10071/2407 |
Date
2011 |
Author(s)
Bordonaro, Lorenzo |
Abstract
Since the 1990s Cape Verde has undergone dramatic economic and political transformations that have brought about growing social class distinction. The two main towns (Praia and Mindelo) have grown rapidly in the last decades and their urban structure today reflects the increasing polarisation of the population. Middle and upper class families occupy the older parts of town and the recently built planned areas, while spontaneous neighbourhoods spread without planning on the less valuable land. It is in these latter areas that most social issues associated with childhood and youth have become highly visible in the last decade. In this article I will focus on children's reasons for going to live on the streets of Mindelo, arguing that it is in terms of autonomous mobility within a non-heterogeneous and profoundly divided urban and social space that we can better understand what is commonly defined as the phenomenon of street children. |
Subject(s)
Cape Verde; Childhood; Street Children; Child Migration |
Language
eng |
Type of publication
conferenceObject |
Rights
open access |
Identifier
BORDONARO, Lorenzo - The street and children's informal economy in Cape Verde. In 7º Congresso Ibérico de Estudos Africanos, 9, Lisboa, 2010 - 50 anos das independências africanas: desafios para a modernidade: actas [Em linha]. Lisboa: CEA, 2010. [Consult. ....]. Disponível em: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/2407 |
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Lissabon - Centro de Estudos Africanos (ISCTE-IUL)
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