Table of Contents

1: Why Do Informal Workers Organize?
2: State Intervention in Collective Action
3: Informal Work in Numbers
4: Street Markets in La Paz and São Paulo
5: Managing Contentious Collective Action
6: How to Make Money While Running From the Cops
7: Conclusion
Theory Appendix
Quantitative Appendix
Fieldwork Appendix

About the Author

Calla Hummel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Miami. She has published in a number of leading journals including the British Journal of Political Science and Comparative Political Studies. Her article in the latter won the journal editorial board's Best Article Award and the Alexander George Best Article Award.