1. The Setting and the Study

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. PART ONE The Setting, the Study, and the Cities
5. 1. The Setting and the Study 3
6. 2. Cities of the Study 25
7. PART TWO The Mexican Urban Household
8. 3. Households, Strategies, and the Economic System 51
9. 4. The Mexican Urban Household 87
10. 5. Household Dynamics and Economic Survival 107
11. PART THREE The Household Economy
12. 6. Workers, Jobs, and Salaries In Urban Mexico 121
13. 7. Household Income and Economic Welfare 137
14. 8. Household Budgeting Strategies 150
15. 9. The Economic Crisis and the New Adaptation 163
16. Appendixes
17. Appendix 1 Study Methods 179
18. Appendix 2 Supplementary Tables and Figures for Chapter 6 181
19. Appendix 3 General Statistics on Mexican Households 198
20. Notes 207
21. Bibliography 221
22. Index 233