Preface
Douglas S. Massey, Magaly Sanchez R., and Jere R. Behrman

Introduction: Of Myths and Markets
Douglas S. Massey, Magaly Sanchez R., and Jere R. Behrman

Neoliberalism and Patterns of Economic Performance, 1980-2000
Joseph Nathan Cohen, Miguel Angel Centeno

Vanishing Assets: Cumulative Disadvantage among the Urban Poor
Mercedes Gonzalez de la Rocha

Consequences of Structural Adjustment on Economic and Social Domains:
Two Decades in the Life of Peru
Orlando Plaza, Nelly P. Stromquist

Salvese Quien Pueda:Structural Adjustment and Immigration from Lima
Douglas S. Massey, Chiara Capoferro

Frustrated Achievers:
Winners, Losers, and Subjective Well-Being in Peru's Emerging Economy
Carol Graham, Stephano Pettinato

The Metamorphosis of Marginality: Four Generations in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro
Janice E. Perlman

Insecurity and Violence as a New Power Relation in Latin America
Magaly Sanchez R.

Lula's Political Economy: Changes and Challenges
Paulo Paiva

Public and Private Responses to Social Exclusion among Youth in Sao Paolo
Pedro Jacobi

Reform of the State: An Alternative for Change in Latin America
Carlos Blanco

Mitigating Myths About Policy Effectiveness: Evaluation of Mexico's Anipoverty and Human Resource Investment Program
Jere R. Behrman, Emmanuel Skoufias

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