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The Origins of the Dual City
Joel Rast
其他書名
Housing, Race, and Redevelopment in Twentieth-Century Chicago
出版University of Chicago Press, 2019-11-14
主題Political Science / GeneralPolitical Science / American Government / LocalSocial Science / Sociology / UrbanSocial Science / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black StudiesPolitical Science / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban DevelopmentHistory / United States / 20th CenturyHistory / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
ISBN022666158X9780226661582
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=kySyDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Chicago is celebrated for its rich diversity, but, even more than most US cities, it is also plagued by segregation and extreme inequality. More than ever, Chicago is a “dual city,” a condition taken for granted by many residents. In this book, Joel Rast reveals that today’s tacit acceptance of rising urban inequality is a marked departure from the past. For much of the twentieth century, a key goal for civic leaders was the total elimination of slums and blight. Yet over time, as anti-slum efforts faltered, leaders shifted the focus of their initiatives away from low-income areas and toward the upgrading of neighborhoods with greater economic promise. As misguided as postwar public housing and urban renewal programs were, they were born of a long-standing reformist impulse aimed at improving living conditions for people of all classes and colors across the city—something that can’t be said to be a true priority for many policymakers today. The Origins of the Dual City illuminates how we normalized and became resigned to living amid stark racial and economic divides.