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In 1997, after General Motors shuttered a massive complex of factories in the gritty industrial city of Flint, Michigan, workers placed signs around the empty facility reading. This book suggests that the struggling city could not move forward to greatness until the old plants met the wrecking ball.

Demolition Means Progress

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    Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
    Publication Date: 06/07/2015
    ISBN13: 9780226050058, 978-0226050058
    ISBN10: 022605005X

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    In 1997, after General Motors shuttered a massive complex of factories in the gritty industrial city of Flint, Michigan, workers placed signs around the empty facility reading. This book suggests that the struggling city could not move forward to greatness until the old plants met the wrecking ball.

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