The Mexican Urban Household : : Organizing for Self-Defense /

The Mexican Urban Household : : Organizing for Self-Defense / / Henry A. Selby, Stephen A. Lorenzen, Arthur D. Murphy.

The sufferings of “ordinary” people under harsh economic conditions can eventually lead to the fall of governments. Given this fact, it becomes important to know how “ordinary” people live—what privations they suffer and what strategies they use to survive in times of economic crisis. The Mexican Ur...

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Selby, Henry A.,
Lorenzen, Stephen A.,
Murphy, Arthur D.,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©1990
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (250 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • PART ONE The Setting, the Study, and the Cities
  • 1. The Setting and the Study
  • 2. Cities of the Study
  • PART TWO The Mexican Urban Household
  • 3. Households, Strategies, and the Economic System
  • 4. The Mexican Urban Household
  • 5. Household Dynamics and Economic Survival
  • PART THREE The Household Economy
  • 6. Workers, Jobs, and Salaries In Urban Mexico
  • 7. Household Income and Economic Welfare
  • 8. Household Budgeting Strategies
  • 9. The Economic Crisis and the New Adaptation
  • Appendixes
  • Appendix 1 Study Methods
  • Appendix 2 Supplementary Tables and Figures for Chapter 6
  • Appendix 3 General Statistics on Mexican Households
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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