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Esser, Daniel. "Urban Politics in Three Afghan Cities – Countering or Exacerbating Local Inequality?" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hilton Chicago and the Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL, Sep 02, 2004 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p58965_index.html>

Esser, D. E. , 2004-09-02 "Urban Politics in Three Afghan Cities – Countering or Exacerbating Local Inequality?" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hilton Chicago and the Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p58965_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Residents in Afghanistan’s major cities are facing a set of challenges that will determine both their individual well-being and the future of the country’s urban areas as places of sustainable growth, economic activity and social cohesion. However, the interests of players at all levels—neighborhood, city, and nation—differ substantially, and so do their actions. A key question is whether this post-war political plurality is playing out in favor of the ordinary city dweller in general and more vulnerable groups such as ethnic minorities, widows and internally displaced persons in particular. In this context, the brief analysis presented in this paper will focus on the above groups’ access to secure housing and basic services, their ability to obtain assistance and accountability from local authorities, and their capacity to move freely in their city and benefit from urban features such as health facilities and employment opportunities. A qualitative investigation of these issues in Kabul, Mazar-I-Sharif and Herat through interviews and observation suggests that certain political constellations at the city level lead to dynamics that are clearly not conducive to social, political and economic inclusion and, in extreme cases, may exacerbate local inequality.

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