Machine generated contents note: Introduction. Unraveling Myths -- 1. Ecuador: Economic Crisis, Poverty, and Indigenous Identities -- 2. Indigenous Childhoods: Gender, Work, Education, and Migration in the Andes -- 3. Migrant Childhoods: Street Work and Youth Identities -- 4. Antibegging Rhetoric: Gendered Beggars, Child Beggars, and "Disguised" Beggars -- 5. Race, Space, and the City: Whitening the Streets of Quito and Guayaquil -- Conclusion: Begging as a Path to Progress
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-135) and index
