Unequal Cities : : Overcoming Anti-Urban Bias to Reduce Inequality in the United States /

Unequal Cities : : Overcoming Anti-Urban Bias to Reduce Inequality in the United States / / Richard McGahey.

Cities are central to prosperity: they are hubs of innovation and growth. However, the economic vitality of wealthy cities is marred by persistent and pervasive inequality—and deeply entrenched anti-urban policies and politics limit the options to address it. Structural racism, suburban subsidies, r...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2022
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McGahey, Richard,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • 1. CITIES, THE ECONOMY, AND INEQUALITY
  • 2. AMERICA’S HOSTILITY TOWARD CITIES: “PESTILENTIAL TO THE MORALS, THE HEALTH, AND THE LIBERTIES OF MAN”
  • 3. ISOLATING AMERICA’S CITIES: FROM THE ECONOMIC “GOLDEN AGE” TO “TWO SOCIETIES— ONE BLACK, ONE WHITE”
  • 4. NEW YORK CITY: FROM SOCIAL DEMOCRACY TO “A TALE OF TWO CITIES”
  • 5. DETROIT: FROM THE “ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY” TO RECORD-BREAKING BANKRUPTCY
  • 6. LOS ANGELES: PROGRESSIVE COALITIONS IN A CHANGING ECONOMY
  • 7. ECONOMICS AND EQUITY
  • 8. ECONOMICS AND POLICY: WHAT CAN CITIES DO?
  • 9. EPILOGUE: CAN CITIES FIGHT INEQUALITY ON THEIR OWN?
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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