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ASSAAD, Ragui. La transformacion del sistema de recoleccion de basura de El Cairo. in Revista Mexicana de Sociologia, vol.57, n&#176;1, janvier / mars 1995, p.167-182     Based on the concept of legal pluralism, this article analyzes the  attempts to ensure that the refuse collection system in Cairo be placed  under the control of municipal authorities, whose attempt to impose a  &#34;modern&#34; system only served to start a confrontation between the  governing authorities, with the support of the State legal system, and  existing informal normative practices.   After a long, open conflict, of  negotiations and adjustments, a new agreement emerged in which the  actors from the informal system selectively adopted certain legal forms  that enabled them to be recognized by state law, while maintaining their  flexible and personalized informal practices.                          Read the article ...