{"product_id":"out-of-the-shadows-political-action-and-the-informal-economy-in-latin-america-paperback","title":"Out of the Shadows: Political Action and the Informal Economy in Latin America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatricia Fernández-Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJon Shefner\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite related empirical and theoretical concerns, these research traditions have seldom engaged in dialogue with one another. \u003ci\u003eOut of the Shadows \u003c\/i\u003ebrings leading scholars of the informal economy and informal politics together to address how globalization has influenced local efforts to resolve political and economic needs--and how these seemingly separate issues are indeed deeply related.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the editors, contributors are Javier Auyero, Miguel Angel Centeno, Sylvia Chant, Robert Gay, Mercedes González de la Rocha, José Itzigsohn, Alejandro Portes, and Juan Manuel Ramírez Sáiz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatricia Fernández-Kelly is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Princeton University, where she also holds an appointment with the Office of Population Research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Jon Shefner is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Tennessee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.98 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52288841384210,"sku":"9780271027517","price":62.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/OGVvRy8vS1VaZ1NVR2FPbERwVmhPZz09.webp?v=1779418654","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/out-of-the-shadows-political-action-and-the-informal-economy-in-latin-america-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}