The time of the denizens -- Urban relegation and forms of regulating poverty -- Poor people's waiting -- The welfare office -- Periculum in mora : flammable revisited
Summary
This volume examines the power that can be imposed, and the misery that is caused, especially for the poor, by the simple act of waiting. Although set in Buenos Aires, Auyero describes a variety of different situations, including waiting for national identity cards, for welfare agencies, and the endless waiting for relocation from the slums