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City Lit: The Serving Poor
Gina Neff |
A book review of No Shame in My Game, by Katherine S. Newman, Knopf and The Russell Sage Foundation, 1999, 400 pages, $27.95.
A book review of No Shame in My Game, by Katherine S. Newman, Knopf and The Russell Sage Foundation, 1999, 400 pages, $27.95.
Palm trees, surf and endless summers aren’t the only reasons to envy La-La Land. Some of its urban policies aren’t bad, either. From a thriving manufacturing sector to a living-wage law and a child welfare system that focuses on keeping families together, Angelenos are doing quite a few things right.