1. Urban poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean : setting the stage / Marianne Fay and Caterina Ruggeri Laderchi
2. Working one's way up : the urban poor and the labor market / Caterina Ruggeri Laderchi
3. Keeping a roof over one's head : improving access to safe and decent shelter / Marianne Fay and Anna Wellenstein
4. Violence, fear, and insecurity among the urban poor in Latin America / Caroline Moser, Ailsa Winton and Annalise Moser
5. Keeping healthy in an urban environment : public health challenges for the urban poor / Ricardo Bitran, Ursula Giedion, Rubi Valenzuela and Paavo Monkkonen
6. Relying on oneself : assets of the poor / Marianne Fay and Caterina Ruggeri Laderchi
7. Calling on friends and relatives : social capital / Michael Woolcock
8. Public social safety nets and the urban poor / Marianne Fay, Lorena Cohan and Karla McEvoy.
