{"product_id":"informal-politics-9780804730600","title":"Informal Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eInformal Politics\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\" -- \u003ci\u003eJournal of Latin American Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An important and well-researched book that gives an unusual view of the Latin American political economy from the bottom where it starts.\" -- \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book provides an often fascinating look into the politics surrounding street vending in Mexico City.\" * American Journal of Sociology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents  \t  \t\t  \t  \t  \t\t  \t  \t  \t\t1.  \t\t  \t  \t  \t\t2.  \t\t  \t  \t  \t\t3.  \t\t  \t  \t  \t\t4.  \t\t  \t  \t  \t\t5.  \t\t  \t  \t  \t\t6.  \t\t  \t  \t  \t\t7.  \t\t  \t  \t  \t\t8.","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405516022103,"sku":"9780804730600","price":98.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804730600.jpg?v=1730492483","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/informal-politics-9780804730600","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}