| Description |
xii, 285 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: The Argument in Brief -- The Case for a Turnaround. 1. The South Bronx: From the Bottom Up. 2. Mass Exit: A Vision of Urban Doom. 3. A Surprising Convergence of Positives -- The Grassroots Revival. 4. "We Can Sure As Hell Do Better Than This" -- Emerging Markets. 5. The Credit Revolution. 6. New Stores -- and New Customers -- on Main Street -- Public Order. 7. Taking Back the Streets -- Deregulating the City. 8. The Fall (and Rise) of Public Housing. 9. The Schoolhouse Door Opens (a Crack). 10. Slipping the Welfare Knot. 11. The "Third Way" in City Hall -- Conclusion: Seizing the Moment. |
| Summary |
"Comeback Cities shows how innovative, pragmatic tactics for ameliorating the nation's urban ills have produced results beyond anyone's expectations, reawakening America's toughest neighborhoods. In the past, big government and business working separately were unable to solve the inner city crisis. Rather, a blend of public-private partnerships, grassroots nonprofit organizations, and a willingness to experiment characterize what is best among the new approaches to urban problem-solving. Pragmatism, not dogma, has produced the charter school movement and the police's new focus on "quality-of-life" issues. The new breed of big city mayors has welcomed business back into the city, stressed performance and results at city agencies, downplayed divisive racial politics, and cracked down on symptoms of social disorder. As a consequence, America's inner cities are becoming vital communities once again."--Jacket. |
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Urban renewal -- United States.
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Inner cities -- United States.
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City planning -- United States.
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Urban policy -- United States.
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Community development -- United States.
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United States -- Social conditions.
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United States -- Environmental conditions.
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City planning. (OCoLC)fst00862177
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Community development. (OCoLC)fst00870818
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Ecology. (OCoLC)fst00901476
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Inner cities. (OCoLC)fst00973711
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Social conditions (OCoLC)fst01919811
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Urban policy. (OCoLC)fst01162489
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Urban renewal. (OCoLC)fst01162536
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Innenstadt (DE-588)4072821-3
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Nachbarschaft (DE-588)4041030-4
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Stadtsanierung (DE-588)4056769-2
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Stadsvernieuwing.
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Stadswijken.
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United States.
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| Added Author |
Proscio, Tony.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Grogan, Paul S. Comeback cities. Boulder : Westview Press, 2000 (OCoLC)606338787 |
| ISBN |
0813368138 (alk. paper) |
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9780813368139 (alk. paper) |
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