Tense Commandments: Federal Prescriptions and City Problems

by Pietro S. Nivola

Book Overview

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During the past decade, dozens of large cities lost population as jobs and people kept moving to the suburbs. Despite widespread urban revitalization and renewal, one fact remains unmistakable: when choosing where to live and work, Americans prefer the suburbs to the cities. Many underlying causes of the urban predicament are familiar: disproportionate poverty, stiff city tax rates, and certain unsatisfactory municipal services (most notably,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815760949
• ISBN13: 9780815760948
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.1"