Ch. 1. Perspectives of the Poor -- Ch. 2. Wellbeing and Illbeing: The Good and the Bad Life -- Ch. 3. The Struggle for Livelihoods -- Ch. 4. Places of the Poor -- Ch. 5. The Body -- Ch. 6. Gender Relations in Troubled Transition -- Ch. 7. Social Illbeing: Left Out and Pushed Down -- Ch. 8. Anxiety, Fear and Insecurities -- Ch. 9. The Character of Institutions -- Ch. 10. Governance: Poor People's Scorecards -- Ch. 11. Powerless, Trapped in a Many-Stranded Web -- Ch. 12. A Call to Action: The Challenge to Change