essay

Organizational politics of the East Harlem Barrio in the 1970s

puerto rican politics in urban america • (107) • Published In 1984 • Pages: 61-72

By: Rivera, Monte.

Abstract
According to Rivera, Puerto Ricans used the antipoverty programs of the 1960s and 1970s as a means to develop political power within their own communities. The vast number of programs that emerged under Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty '…established bases from which economically disadvantaged people were able to challenge varying types of power groups and political machines' (p. 61). The lack of long-term funding, with no assurance of the renewal of their present income, tended to force political action groups into the political life of economically depressed areas.
Subjects
Economic planning and development
Ingroup antagonisms
Public welfare
Political behavior
Political parties
Elections
culture
Puerto Ricans (Mainland)
HRAF PubDate
2002
Region
North America
Sub Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Types
Sociologist
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1992
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
1970s
Coverage Place
East Harlem; New York, N.Y., United States
Notes
[by] Monte Rivera
LCCN
83010739
LCSH
Puerto Ricans--New York (N.Y.)--Politics and government