Out of the shadows : political action and the informal economy in Latin America

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Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Patricia Fernandez-Kelly 1. The Informal Economy in the Shadow of the State Miguel Angel Centeno and Alejandro Portes 2. Risk and Regulation in Informal and Illegal Markets John C. Cross and Sergio Pena 3. Neoliberalism, Markets, and Informal Grassroots Economies Jose Itzigsohn 4. Vanishing Assets: Cumulative Disadvantages Among the Urban Poor Mercedes Gonzalez de la Rocha 5. Female Household Headship, Privation and Power: Challenging the Feminization of Poverty Thesis Sylvia Chant 6. Protest in Contemporary Argentina: A Contentious Repertoire in the Making Javier Auyero 7. The Even More Difficult Transition from Clientelism to Citizenship: Lessons from Brazil Robert Gay 8. Informal Politics in the Mexican Democratic Transition: The Case of the People's Urban Movement Juan Manuel Ramirez Sais 9. Do You Think Democracy Is a Magical Thing?-From Basic Needs to Democratization in Informal Politics Jon Shefner References Index

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