tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post714293472807169473..comments2024-02-21T05:16:22.788-05:00Comments on Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: Sudhir Venkatesh's Gang Leader for a DayGreg Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-75066225651445703612010-06-08T11:30:30.109-04:002010-06-08T11:30:30.109-04:00Interestingly, the residents also make him underst...Interestingly, the residents also make him understand that he's hustling too. He needs information to write his dissertation, and does what he can to get it.Greg Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-54427603056215221912010-06-08T10:14:53.573-04:002010-06-08T10:14:53.573-04:00Agreed with the previous comment - Off the Books i...Agreed with the previous comment - Off the Books is a much better book than Gang Leader, though much less sensationalistic. It is the core of Venkatesh's dissertation research, and explores policy issues in a more systematic way. Gang Leader is a good airplane read; Off the Books is a piece of social science.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-8914182593844456032010-06-08T09:05:43.886-04:002010-06-08T09:05:43.886-04:00I've not read Gang Leader for a Day, but I rem...I've not read Gang Leader for a Day, but I remember really liking Venkatesh's Off the Books. The same idea that everybody was just hustling one way or another was very prominent. I'm not sure how unique it is, but it was certainly unlike anything I've ever read.pchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973333514392213258noreply@blogger.com