Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Locating Mumbai's poor in urban governance, politics and informality; 2 Mumbai megacity: city, people and governance changes; 3 Included and excluded: Mumbai's poor and slum dynamics; 4 Political entrepreneurs: the Mumbai corporators in their political and financial context; 5 Politics or poli-tricks? Local democracy and slum voting in the 2012 Mumbai municipal elections; Conclusions: 'the poor pray for miracles, the rich think they have a right to them'; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
