He charts the devastating consequences of the transformation of this gang and others into high - stakes, often violent corporate enterprises engaged in franchised dealing in crack cocaine — an entrepreneurial «black capitalism» that does not figure in conservative programs for
urban renewal yet plays a
significant role in the economic life of the inner city.
It looks like just another industrial area but it played a
significant role in «laying the foundation for
urban renewal» after apartheid since it remained very integrated during that time.