As the second book in a three-part series entitled Voices of the Poor, "Crying out for Change" accounts for the voices from comparative fieldwork among twenty three countries. Through participatory and qualitative research methods, the book presents very directly, poor people,s own voices, and the realities of their lives. It outlines the multidimensional aspects of well-being, and how poor people see it, highlighting that, in material terms, "enough" is not a lot for a good life. It also analyses social well-being, security, and freedom of choice and action, in contrast to the "ill-being" aspects of material absence, reflecting on the experiences of humiliation, shame, anguish and grief. The struggle for livelihoods is described through the scarcity of rural production, the diversified cities, bondage, and the limited opportunities of life and individual breakthroughs challenging their livelihoods. The book also reflects on the inadequacy, isolation, and lack of access to infrastructure; on the health aspects of mind and body; on gender relations in troubled subjugation; on social exclusion; and on the uncertainties for survival. It finally challenges the meaning of development and of power, calling for change from material poverty to adequate assets and livelihoods, from exclusion to inclusion, organization and empowerment.