Norman Street: Poverty and Politics in an Urban Neighborhood, Updated Edition [Hardcover]

Introduction to the Updated Edition 1. Introduction 2. A Changing Neighborhood 3. A Changing Workplace and Its Consequences 4. The Welfare System: Interaction Between Officials and Clients 5. The Welfare System: Regulations and the Life of a Welfare Recipient 6. Landlord-Tenant Relations 7. Cooperation and Conflict in a Block Association 8. Making Things Work 9. Kinship, Friendship, and Support 10. Save the Firehouse! 11. The Sources of Political Control 12. Conclusion Bibliography Index Index of Pseudonyms