Dr. (erhard) G.e. Berner
Associate Professor
Social Studies
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Netherlands
Biography
Erhard Berner has done extensive research on urban poverty and community responses in the Philippines and elsewhere, and published a book and numerous articles on the subject. He has also served as a consultant to UN-Habitat, the World Bank, international and Dutch NGOs, and government institutions in the fields of urban poverty, housing, basic services, and small business promotion. Current research focuses on local effects of globalization, urban governance, microenterprises and poverty alleviation.
Research Interest
Social Studies
Publications
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G.E. Berner & B. Phillips (2005). Left to Their Own Devices: Community Self-help between Alternative Development and Neoliberalism. Community Development Journal, 40 (1), 17-29.
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G.E. Berner (2016). Housing Disablement: Market Failures, Haphazard Policies and the Global Proliferation of Slums. In G.M. Gomez & P. Knorringa (Eds.), Local Governance, Economic Development and Institutions (EADI Global Development Series) (pp. 98-117). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
