Begging as a Path to Progress: Indigenous Women and Children and the Struggle for Ecuador's Urban Spaces

Author/Contributor(s):	Swanson, Kate
Publisher:	University of Georgia Press
Date:	03/01/2010
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Examining beggars' organized migration networks, as well as the degree to which children can express agency and fulfill personal ambitions through begging, Swanson argues that Calhuasí, Equador's beggars are capable of canny engagement with the forces of change.