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Camden after the fall : decline and renewal in a post-industrial city /
"What prevents cities whose economies have been devastated by the flight of human and monetary capital from returning to self-sufficiency? Looking at the cumulative effects of urban decline in the classic post-industrial city of Camden, New Jersey, historian Howard Gillette, Jr., probes the int...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
2006.
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| Edition: | 1st paperback edition |
| Series: | Politics and culture in modern America
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Table of Contents:
- pt. 1. Shifting fortunes. A city that worked ; Camden transformed.
- pt. 2. Shifting power. To save our city ; From city to county: the rise of the suburban power structure.
- pt. 3. Shifting strategy. The downtown waterfront: changing Camden's image ; The neighborhoods: not by faith alone ; The courts: seeking justice and fairness.
- pt. 4. Shifting prospects. The politics of recovery ; From Camden: reinventing the city, engaging the region.