In case you didn't see this last Friday....its the ultimate urban studies validation. From the New York Times, a suggested reading list for New York's next mayor, with Michael Katz's "The Undeserving Poor" at the top of the list!
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/15/nyregion/suggested-reading-for-de-blas...
(Photo: The Williamsburg waterfront in 2001, from Daniel Campo’s book.)