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Camden after the fall : decline and renewal in a post-industrial city /
"What prevents cities whose economies have been devastated by the flight of human and monetary capital from returning to self-sufficiency? Looking at the cumulative effects of urban decline in the classic post-industrial city of Camden, New Jersey, historian Howard Gillette, Jr., probes the int...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
2006.
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| Edition: | 1st paperback edition |
| Series: | Politics and culture in modern America
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"What prevents cities whose economies have been devastated by the flight of human and monetary capital from returning to self-sufficiency? Looking at the cumulative effects of urban decline in the classic post-industrial city of Camden, New Jersey, historian Howard Gillette, Jr., probes the interaction of politics, economic restructuring, and racial bias to evaluate contemporary efforts at revitalization. In a sweeping analysis, Gillette identifies a number of related factors to explain this phenomenon, including the corrosive effects of concentrated poverty, environmental injustice, and a political bias that favors suburban amenity over urban reconstruction." - Excerpt from publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: |
xv, 323 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
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Includes bibliographic references and index |
| ISBN: |
0812219686 9780812219685 |