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John F. McDonald
Postwar Urban America [EPUB ebook]
Demography, Economics, and Social Policies

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This unique and inexpensive book provides a demographic and economic history of urban America over the last 65 years. The growth and decline of most northern cities is contrasted with the steady growth of western and southern cities. Various urban government policies are explored, including federal, state, and local policies. There is a chapter focusing on Detroit and its rapid decline toward bankruptcy and its recent strategies to slow recovery. The final two chapters speculate on what”s next for urban America and gives suggestions for stimulating growth.

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Format EPUB ● Pages 416 ● ISBN 9781317513810 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2014 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 3562287 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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