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Author:   John F. McDonald
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.725kg
ISBN:  

9780765646088

ISBN 10:   0765646080
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   17 December 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Part I: Urban America in 1950 1 Urban Areas of the North 2 Urban Areas of the South Before Air Conditioning 3 Urban Areas of the West 4 An American Dilemma in 1950 Part II: Urban Growth and Prosperity: 1950-1970 5 The Industrial North and the Great Migration 6 The New South Takes Off 7 Urban Growth in the West 8 Suburbanization: 1950-1970 9 Signs of Trouble Ahead 10 August 1965 Part III: The Years of Urban Crisis 11 The Great Society and the Urban Riots 12 Urban Population and Employment Trends in the North 13 Urban Growth in the South: 1970-1990 14 Rapid Urban Growth in the West: 1970-1990 15 New Urban Scholarship 16 The Vicious Circle in Urban America Part IV: The Rebirth of Urban America in the 1990s 17 Rebirth in America's Cities 18 Urban Rebirth in the North: 1990-2000 19 Urban Growth and Rebirth in the South and West Part V: Urban America in the New Century 20 Recession, Recovery, Housing Market Bubble, and Financial Crisis 21 Northern Urban Areas: 2000-2010 22 Bankruptcy in Detroit 23 Urban Areas of the South and West: 2000-2010 24 What Is Next for Urban America? 25 Lessons from History: What Has Worked?

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Emeritus Professor of Economics and Finance at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA, and Gerald W. Fogelson Distinguished Chair in Real Estate, Emeritus, at Roosevelt University, USA.

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