(Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Our Nov./Dec. issue featuring Alexander Polikoff's proposal for a national program to "end the ghetto as we know it," building on Chicago's Gautreaux program. We asked a range of knowledgeable folks, all committed to the goal Polikoff put forth, to offer their comments. Polikoff's comments are printed in our March/April 2005 … [Read more...] about “Symposium: A National Gautreaux Program” (January-February 2005 P&R Issue)
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“We Must Acknowledge How Poor People Live” by Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh (January-February 2005 P&R Issue)
By Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Polikoff offers a persuasive proposal to dismantle America’s ghettos. I leave to others a critique of its technocratic merits. Instead, I address the sociological underpinning, as it is a most elegant rendition of the liberal hymn for social justice. Polikoff’s spirited argument presupposes a folk … [Read more...] about “We Must Acknowledge How Poor People Live” by Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh (January-February 2005 P&R Issue)
