{"product_id":"unlocking-the-potential-of-postindustrial-cities-9781421440828","title":"Unlocking the Potential of PostIndustrial Cities","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow can urban leaders in Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis make the smart choices that can lead their city to make a comeback?The urban centers of New York City, Seattle, and San Francisco have enjoyed tremendous economic success and population growth in recent years. At the same time, cities like Baltimore and Detroit have experienced population loss and economic decline. People living in these cities are not enjoying the American Dream of upward mobility. How can post-industrial cities struggling with crime, pollution, poverty, and economic decline make a comeback? In Unlocking the Potential of Post-Industrial Cities, Matthew E. Kahn and Mac McComas explore why some people and places thrive during a time of growing economic inequality and polarizationand some don't. They examine six underperforming citiesBaltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and St. Louisthat have struggled from 1970 to present. Drawing from the field of urban e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003eChapter One. Cities at a Crossroads\u003cbr\u003eChapter Two. Long-Run Trends in Poverty\u003cbr\u003eChapter Three. Urban Labor Market Demand\u003cbr\u003eChapter Four. The Labor Supply of Local Residents\u003cbr\u003eChapter Five. Urban Neighborhood Quality of Life\u003cbr\u003eChapter Six. Improving Urban Governance\u003cbr\u003eChapter Seven. Promising Trends\u003cbr\u003eChapter Eight. New Knowledge Fuels the Comeback\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408142049623,"sku":"9781421440828","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/unlocking-the-potential-of-postindustrial-cities-9781421440828","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}