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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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