Surviving in the city : the urban poor of Santiago de Chile 1930-1970 /
Alejandro González Arriagada
- 294 p. ; 24 cm
- Uppsala studies in economic history 51 .
- Uppsala studies in economic history 51 .
Bibliografía: p. 288-294
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