Rethinking Los Angeles

The Los Angeles region is increasingly being held up as a prototype for the collective urban future of the United States. Yet it is probably the least understood, most under-studied major city in the US. Very few people beyond the boundaries of Southern California have an accurate appreciation of what the region is, who lives there, and what it does. This groundbreaking collection of essays brings together well-respected contributors to dispel the myths about Southern California and to begin the process of `rethinking' Los Angeles.

Folio - Robbert Flick
On Pico Boulevard Looking North
Rethinking Los Angeles - Greg Hise, Michael J Dear and H Eric Schockman
Los Angeles in the 21st Century - Steven B Sample
Representing Los Angeles - Robbert Flick in conversation with Michael J Dear
The Inner City `Problem - Paul C Hudson
Remaking the Los Angeles Economy - Stuart A Gabriel
Cyclical Fluctuations and Structural Evolution
Economic Referendum - Jacquelyn Dupont-Walker
Financing the Future in Los Angeles - Gary A Dymski and John M Veitch
From Depression to the 21st Century
Accountability and Responsiveness - Abby J Liebman
Is Los Angeles Governable? - H Eric Schockman
Revisiting the City Charter
Community Policing - Mark Kroeker
Los Angeles and the Future - Harlan Hahn
Uprisings, Identity and New Institutions
Hollywood, USA - Leo Braudy
Lakewood, California - Alida Brill
`Tomorroland at 40
Folio - ADOBE LA
Bordergraphies
A Small Introduction to the `G Funk Era - Todd Boyd
Gangsta Rap and Black Masculinity in Contemporary Los Angeles
Milagros - Rubén Martínez
Our LA? Korean Americans in Los Angeles after the Civil Unrest - Edward J W Park
Payment - Eloise Klein Hardy
Multiracial Organizing Among Environmental Justice Activists in Los Angeles - Laura Pulido
Environment, Economy, Equality - Lilian Kawasaki
Radical Reform versus Professional Reform in American Schools - Guilbert C Hentschke
The View from Southern California
The Health Care Crisis - William Loos
The Health Care Conundrum - Robert E Tranquada
Remaking the City - Margaret Crawford
Transporting Los Angeles - Genevieve Giuliano
`Can t We All Get Along? - The Reverend Cecil Murray
Re-Imagining Los Angeles - Robert Fishman