Off the Books The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor |
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| Author:
| Venkatesh, Sudhir Alladi |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-03071-8 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2009 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $55.95 |
Book Description:
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Venkatesh takes us into Maquis Park, a poor black neighborhood on Chicago's Southside, to explore the desperate and remarkable ways in which a community survives. The result is a dramatic narrative of individuals at work, a rich portrait of a community, and a devastating critique of the entrenched poverty that we so often ignore in America.
Venkatesh takes us into Maquis Park, a poor black neighborhood on Chicago's Southside, to explore the desperate and remarkable ways in which a community survives. The result is a dramatic narrative of individuals at work, a rich portrait of a community, and a devastating critique of the entrenched poverty that we so often ignore in America.