Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. 1. CITIES, THE ECONOMY, AND INEQUALITY 1
4. 2. AMERICA’S HOSTILITY TOWARD CITIES: “PESTILENTIAL TO THE MORALS, THE HEALTH, AND THE LIBERTIES OF MAN” 24
5. 3. ISOLATING AMERICA’S CITIES: FROM THE ECONOMIC “GOLDEN AGE” TO “TWO SOCIETIES— ONE BLACK, ONE WHITE” 43
6. 4. NEW YORK CITY: FROM SOCIAL DEMOCRACY TO “A TALE OF TWO CITIES” 67
7. 5. DETROIT: FROM THE “ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY” TO RECORD-BREAKING BANKRUPTCY 91
8. 6. LOS ANGELES: PROGRESSIVE COALITIONS IN A CHANGING ECONOMY 116
9. 7. ECONOMICS AND EQUITY 139
10. 8. ECONOMICS AND POLICY: WHAT CAN CITIES DO? 168
11. 9. EPILOGUE: CAN CITIES FIGHT INEQUALITY ON THEIR OWN? 188
12. Acknowledgments 199
13. Notes 203
14. Bibliography 251
15. Index 289