Fractured Cities: Capitalism, Community and Empowerment in Britain and America

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A book describing the political economy of urban change which explores the future of the city and the implications of social disorder and injustice.

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Preface
Introduction: Urban Crisis and Change	p. 1
Perspectives	p. 18
The Role of the State	p. 37
Urban America: High Technology and Poverty	p. 50
Urban Britain: Enterprise and the Underclass	p. 82
Local Government and Urban Policy in the United States	p. 108
Local Government and Urban Policy in Britain	p. 130
Incorporating Community Politics	p. 151
Minorities: 'Empowerment' and Dissent	p. 170
Corporate Visions	p. 194
Initiatives Beyond Charity	p. 216
Whither the Cities?	p. 247
References	p. 264
Index	p. 283
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