Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor by Sudhir Venkatesh

Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor

Sudhir Venkatesh

426 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction economics sociology challenging reflective slow-paced

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Listen to a short interview with Sudhir Venkatesh Host: Chris Gondek | Producer: Heron & Crane In this revelatory book, Sudhir Venkatesh takes us into Maquis Park, a poor black neighborhood on Chicago's Southside, to explore the desperate, d...

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