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Author:

Mallach, Alan, author.

Title:

The divided city : poverty and prosperity in urban America / Alan Mallach.

Publisher:

Island Press,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xvi, 326 pages ; 23 cm

Subject:

Urban renewal--United States.
Sociology, Urban--United States.
Equality.
Urban poor--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction: Revival and Inequity; 1. The Rise and Fall of the American Industrial City; 2. Millenials, Immigrants, and the Shrinking Middle Class; 3. From Factories to ""Eds and Meds""; 4. Race, Poverty, and Real Estate; 5. Gentrification and Its Discontents; 6. Sligind Downhill: The Other Side of Neighborhood Change; 7. The Other Postindustrial America: Small Cities, Mill Towns and Struggling Suburbs; 8. Empty Houses and Distressed Neighborhoods: Confronting the Challenge of Place ; 9. Jobs and Education: The Struggle to Escape the Poverty Trap10. Power and Politics: Finding the Will to Change; 11. A Path to Inclustion and Opportunity; References; About the Author; Index; IP Board of Directors.

ISBN:

9781610917810
1610917812

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1007068666

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)