| Description |
xvi, 326 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-313) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: revival and inequality -- The rise and fall of the American industrial city -- Millennials, immigrants, and the shrinking middle class -- From factories to "eds and meds" -- Race, poverty, and real estate -- Gentrification and its discontents -- Sliding downhill: the other side of neighborhood change -- The other postindustrial America: small cities, mill towns, and struggling suburbs -- Empty houses and distressed neighborhoods: confronting the challenge of place -- Jobs and education: the struggle to escape the poverty trap -- Power and politics: finding the will to change -- A path to inclusion and opportunity. |
| Subject |
Urban renewal -- United States.
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Sociology, Urban -- United States.
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Equality.
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Urban poor -- United States.
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| ISBN |
1610917812 (paperback) |
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9781610917810 (paperback) |
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