Kahn, Matthew E.,  1966- <br/><br/>
Unlocking the economic potential of post-industrial cities /Matthew E. Kahn and Mac McComas. 

 - 1 online resource (153 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Cities at a crossroads --  Long-run trends in poverty --  Urban labor market demand --  The labor supply of local residents --  Urban neighborhood quality of life --  Improving urban governance --  Promising trends --  New knowledge fuels the comeback. 
<br/><br/> "This book explores why the center cities of Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis have underperformed for more than 40 years, from 1970 to the present. The authors' investigation of how these cities and their residents can escape the poverty trap is informed by quantitative social science research"-- 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781421440835 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Labor supply--United States--Case studies.<br/>Community development, Urban--United States--Case studies.<br/>Community development, Urban--Economic aspects--United States--Case studies.<br/>City planning--United States--Case studies.<br/>Urban renewal--United States--Case studies.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HT175  / .U556 2021