Description
Book SynopsisAs economic crises struck the Third World in the 1970s and 1980s, large segments of the population turned to the informal economy to survive. This book looks at street vending as a political process in the largest city in the world.
Trade Review"
Informal Politics confronts a critical theme at an important scale for Latin Americanist scholars: urban politics, with attention to alternative political organisation among less advantaged populations. . . . [It] is an exceedingly timely book. . . . [It] is well organised, and will be a good read for scholars. Its ample, original field research and vital subject matter make it worth having on one's bookshelf." --
Journal of Latin American Studies"An important and well-researched book that gives an unusual view of the Latin American political economy from the bottom where it starts." --
Library Journal"The book provides an often fascinating look into the politics surrounding street vending in Mexico City." * American Journal of Sociology *
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