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Fractured Cities: Capitalism, Community and Empowerment in Britain and America
Fractured Cities Capitalism Community and Empowerment in Britain and America Author:Brian D. Jacobs In both the United States and Britain, cities are undergoing changes which have intensified the divisions between regions, social classes and racial groups. These cities urgently need to develop new social, economic and political structures to meet both contemporary and future challenges. Concerned with urban change and the workings of the capit... more »alist market, Fractured Cities describes how public choice and regulation theory addressed the market, particularly during the Reagan and Thatcher years. The theoretical and practical policy issues created by the conservative revolutions' have dramatically altered the political economy of the urban environment. Fractured Cities assesses the implications of social disorder and injustice and the attempts from both the public and private sectors to offset economic decline and social conflict.« less