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Acknowledgements
A Worthy Life
CHAPTER ONE: Introduction
State of the Investigation
The Poor of Santiago
Understanding Poverty
Objective and Sources of the Study
About the Methods
Organisation of the Thesis
CHAPTER TWO: The Country and its Population
Changes in Demographic and Economic Structures.
The Nitrate Era
The 1930's. No Man's Land.
The Decades of Industrialisation and the Growth of the Domestic Market
The Welfare State and Underdevelopment
CHAPTER THREE: Santiago. Where Did the Urban Poor Live?
Urbanisation and Poverty
A Roof to Sleep Under
'Conventillos' and 'Cités'
'Poblaciones', 'Callampas' and 'Campamentos'
CHAPTER FOUR: Living in Poverty. Some Examples
Individuals Features.
Doña Olga
Don Germán
Doña María Adriana
Don Sonci
Doña Berta
CHAPTER FIVE: Growing Up in Poverty
Childhood
Young, Poor and without Children.
I thought that Santiago was just like in the countryside...
Born in Santiago.
Entertainment and Leisure
CHAPTER SIX: Sharing Poverty. Family Life
Settling Down and Forming a Family
The Couple
Mothers and Fathers
Surrogate Parents.
The Coming of Children
Family Break-ups
Unexpected Events
"We never thought that we also would become old someday.
Longing for Death
CHAPTER SEVEN: Waged Work, Self-Employment and Domestic Work
Looking For, Looking At and Loosing a Job
Being on One's Own
The Informal Enterprise
Workshops
Established and Informal Commerce.
Female Occupations
Male Occupations.
'Gender Neutral' Activities
Family Activities
... Just when I had earned the 'chauchas', I had to spend them... '
Wages or Self-Employment?
Summary and Conclusions
CHAPTER EIGHT: Survival: Patterns and Systems
Survival, Subsistence and the Difference Between Them
The Role of Social Relationships in the Struggle for Survival.
The Rhythm of Time and the Role of Space
Gender and Perception
Compensation Mechanisms and Social Mobility
Personal Characteristics
'All of a sudden...'
'Figuring out a way...' The Principles of Survival.
The Practice of Survival
Every Day Survival
Surviving under Extreme Conditions
Survival Systems
How do the Urban Poor Manage to Survive? Summary and Conclusions
The Urban Poor: Adjectives and Gerunds
1- Are the Urban Poor Marginal?
2-Do the Urban Poor only Engage in Informal Economic Activities?
3-Are the Urban Poor Excluded?
4-Towards a Dynamic Vision of the Urban Poor.
Chilean Spanish Terminology
Index of Interviewees
Old Peoples' Homes and Open Centres Visited