Poverty gives rise people to use drug dealing as a viable alternative job in order to obtain money. Yet, research now shows that drug dealing does not make easy for a person to earn a huge amount of cash. New information has come to light which shows that drug trade is not an answer for poverty because the research behind it certifies that the probability of getting rich in selling drugs is very low. An examination of the research will show that drug trade does not enable people to make a living which makes them to refuse any involvement into the drug trade.
In 1989, Venkatesh, a sociology PhD student at the University of Chicago, began his valid research study about the financial prospects of the drug trade. In six years, he was able to record his study by having an access at a branch of the Black Gangsters Disciple Nation in Chicago under the leadership of a business college graduate, JT. He was also able to widen his research after obtaining the notebook, which had the four-year record of the gang’s financial transactions. After completing his graduate work, he decided to collaborate with an economist, Steven Levitt, to further validate his findings. As a result, Venkatesh’ backgrounds and his personal involvement and experience on a drug trade gain valuable insights into the validation of his research. …show more content…
The 20 Board of Directors get the highest payout with an average salary of $330 an hour while its 120 gang leaders earn $66 an hour. However, the 360 officers and about 6, 000-foot soldiers who are most actively engaged in the daily sales of drugs are just making $7 and $3.30 an hour respectively. To make matters worse, there are many as 20 000 unpaid rank-in file members at the bottom of the organization. Clearly, people who do want to enter in a drug trade must have to be near the top of the pyramid in order to get a big
In 1989, Venkatesh, a sociology PhD student at the University of Chicago, began his valid research study about the financial prospects of the drug trade. In six years, he was able to record his study by having an access at a branch of the Black Gangsters Disciple Nation in Chicago under the leadership of a business college graduate, JT. He was also able to widen his research after obtaining the notebook, which had the four-year record of the gang’s financial transactions. After completing his graduate work, he decided to collaborate with an economist, Steven Levitt, to further validate his findings. As a result, Venkatesh’ backgrounds and his personal involvement and experience on a drug trade gain valuable insights into the validation of his research. …show more content…
The 20 Board of Directors get the highest payout with an average salary of $330 an hour while its 120 gang leaders earn $66 an hour. However, the 360 officers and about 6, 000-foot soldiers who are most actively engaged in the daily sales of drugs are just making $7 and $3.30 an hour respectively. To make matters worse, there are many as 20 000 unpaid rank-in file members at the bottom of the organization. Clearly, people who do want to enter in a drug trade must have to be near the top of the pyramid in order to get a big