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Philadelphia: Neighborhoods, Division, and Conflict in a Postindustrial City (Comparative American Cities)
Philadelphia Neighborhoods Division and Conflict in a Postindustrial City - Comparative American Cities Author:Carolyn Adams, David Bartelt, David Elesh, Ira Goldstein Philadelphia is a patchwork of the political and economic changes dating back to 1683. Having been re-created repeatedly, each era of the city's development includes elements of the past. In this book, the authors describe the city's evolution into a post-industrial metropolis of old communities and newly expended neighborhoods, in which remnant... more »s of 19th-century industries can be seen in today's residential areas. This book explores a wide range of issues impacting upon Philadelphia's post-industrial economytrends in housing and homelessness, the business community, job distribution, a disintegrating political structure, and increased racial, class, and neighborhood conflict. The authors examine the growth of the service sector, the disparity in the city's urban renewal program that has enriched center city but left most neighborhoods in need, and they evaluate the realistic prospects for regional solutions to some of the problems facing Philadelphia and its suburbs.« less