Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. One. A Century in the Present Tense: Crisis, Politics, and the Intellectual History of Brazil’s Informal Cities 9
5. Two. In and Out of the Margins: Urban Land Seizures and Homeownership in Santiago, Chile 68
6. Three. Troubled Oasis: The Intertwining Histories of the Morro dos Cabritos and Bairro Peixoto 102
7. Four. Compadres, Vecinos, and Bróderes in the Barrio: Kinship, Politics, and Local Territorialization in Urban Nicaragua 127
8. Five. The Informal City: An Enduring Slum or a Progressive Habitat? 150
9. Six. The Favelas of Rio de Janeiro 170
10. Seven. Informal Cities and Community-Based Organizing: The Case of the Teatro Alameda 185
11. Eight. Threshold Markets: The Production of Real-Estate Value between the “Favela” and the “Pavement” 208
12. Nine. Toxic Waiting: Flammable Shantytown Revisited 238
13. Bibliography 263
14. Contributors 285
15. Index 287