Introduction: culture, politics, and informal economies at the U.S.-Mexican border -- Gazing at space: borders, institutions, informality, and political community -- Contextualizing a border global city: Ju(c)Łrez-El Paso -- Finding and making work within and across borders: the informal...

Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Culture, Structure, and the South Texas-Northern Mexico Border Economy -- 2. Underground Economic Activities -- 3. Informal Economic Activities -- 4. Informality and Undocumented Workers -- 5. Informal Cross-Border Trade -- 6. Border...