> Compulsory ujamaa villages in Tanzania, collectivization in Russia, Le Corbusier’s urban planning theory realized in Brasilia, the Great Leap Forward in China, agricultural "modernization" in the Tropics―the twentieth century has been racked by grand utopian schemes that have inadvertently brought death and disruption to millions. Why do well-intentioned plans for improving the human condition go tragically awry?

Thanks, it sounds like something I'd love; ordering a copy!

Great! Other recommendations: City of Quartz & Season of the Witch (on LA and SF's civic development), everything by Jane Jacobs, Organization of Man