About the Book:Since the beginning of scholarly writing about the informal economy in the mid-1970s, the debate has evolved from addressing survival strategies of the poor to considering the implications for national development and the global economy. Simultaneously, research on informal politics has ranged from neighborhood clientelism to contentious social movements basing their claims on a variety of social identities in their quest for social justice.Despite related empirical and theoretical concerns, these research traditions have seldom engaged in dialogue with one another. Out of the Shadows brings leading scholars of the informal economy and informal politics together to address how globalization has influenced local efforts to resolve political and economic needsand how these seemingly separate issues are indeed deeply related.In addition to the editors, contributors are Javier Auyero, Miguel Angel Centeno, Sylvia Chant, Robert Gay, Mercedes Gonzlez de la Rocha, Jos Itzigsohn, Alejandro Portes, and Juan Manuel Ramrez Siz.Table of Contents: ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPatricia Fernndez-Kelly1. The Informal Economy in the Shadow of the StateMiguel Angel Centeno and Alejandro Portes2. Risk and Regulation in Informal and Illegal MarketsJohn C. Cross and Sergio Pea3. Neoliberalism, Markets, and Informal Grassroots EconomiesJos Itzigsohn4. Vanishing Assets: Cumulative Disadvantages Among the Urban PoorMercedes Gonzlez de la Rocha5. Female Household Headship, Privation and Power: Challenging the Feminization of Poverty ThesisSylvia Chant6. Protest in Contemporary Argentina: A Contentious Repertoire in the MakingJavier Auyero7. The Even More Difficult Transition from Clientelism to Citizenship: Lessons from BrazilRobert Gay8. Informal Politics in the Mexican Democratic Transition: The Case of the Peoples Urban MovementJuan Manuel Ramrez Sis9. Do You Think Democracy Is a Magical Thing?From Basic Needs to Democratization in Informal PoliticsJon ShefnerReferencesIndex