Out of the shadows : political action and the informal economy in Latin America / edited by Patricia Fernández-Kelly and Jon Shefner.

Other author Fernández-Kelly, María Patricia, 1948-
Other author Shefner, Jon, 1958-
Format Book
Publication InfoUniversity Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2006.
Description280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents Introduction / Patricia Fernández-Kelly -- The informal economy in the shadow of the state / Miguel Angel Centeno and Alejandro Portes -- Risk and regulation in informal and illegal markets / John C. Cross and Sergio Peña -- Neoliberalism, markets, and informal grassroots economies / José Itzigsohn -- Vanishing assets: cumulative disadvantages among the urban poor / Mercedes González de la Rocha -- Female household headship, privation and power: challenging the "feminization of poverty" thesis / Sylvia Chant -- Protest in contemporary Argentina: a contentious repertoire in the making / Javier Auyero -- The even more difficult transition from clientelism to citizenship: lessons from Brazil / Robert Gay -- Informal politics in the Mexican democratic transition: the case of the people's urban movement / Juan Manuel Ramírez Sáiz -- "Do you think democracy is a magical thing?" From basic needs to democratization in informal politics / Jon Shefner.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2005037090
ISBN0271027509 (clothbound : alk. paper)
ISBN0271027517 (pbk. : alk. paper)