![]() First, they explain the growth boom that occurs and where that money goes. ![]() They go on to break down the financial structure of the gang to answer the question presented in the chapter and find out why drug dealers aren’t as rich as they are made out to be.Using a series of accurate statistics, recorded in the gang’s ledgers, Levitt and Dubner can accurately address the question and find an answer. They break down the chain of command of the gang, relating it almost directly to McDonald’s chain of command, with a board of directors, and so on. After looking at Venkatesh’s studies, as well as the notebooks obtained from a member of the gang, Levitt and Dubner make several interesting conclusions about how the specific gang, the Black Disciples, actually worked. ![]() They follow the work he did in Chicago on the crack market there and found some shocking and interesting results.They first address the large problem of crack dealing that is going on in Chicago’s many housing projects. Levitt and Dubner explain the answer to this question by analyzing the field work of a University of Chicago student, named Sudhir Venkatesh. ![]()
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