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.
Out of the shadows : political action and the informal economy in Latin America. ISBN 0271027517. Published by Pennsylvania State University Press in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.