Building a theoretical framework of urban transformation -- What's globalization got to do with it? -- The new urban renewal, part 1: The empowerment zones -- The new urban renewal, part 2: Public housing reforms -- City politics and black protest -- Racial-uplift? Intra-racial class conflict -- Conclusion : a revisit to urban theory and policy -- Appendix A: demographic information -- Appendix B: community areas in New York City and Chicago -- Appendix C: public housing data -- Appendix D: the comparative, vertical ethnographic approach.