The origins of the urban crisis
by Thomas J. Sugrue · first published 1992
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A detailed history of postwar Detroit's decline, tracing the roles of housing policy, job loss, and racial exclusion. Recommended for readers wanting a nuanced account of urban decline beyond simple explanations.
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…far fewer options. Again, remember the people in the worst financial circumstances were the ones facing these problems. Back then bankers said the same thing: They are bad credit risks. ---- [1] The Origins of the Urban Crisis:Race and Inequality in Postwar Detroit by Thomas J. Sugrue: A prize-winning scholarly history. Highly recommended; it changed dramatically how I understood racial issues and urban development (http://press.princeton.edu/titles/10233.html)…
on “Threat to Detroit’s Rebound Is the Mortgage Industry” ↗…houses outside of the city. That, combined with a lack of dense housing in the city, created cascading problems that are difficult to recover from. A good source on this topic is Thomas Sugrue's "The Origins of the Urban Crisis".
on “Detroit files for Chapter 9 bankruptcy amid staggering debts ” ↗Right, an interesting read that covers this a little is "The Origins of the Urban Crisis" by Sugrue. Black people and Women entering the workforce was against Union interests since it increases the labor force. In many cities, building trades were essentially white only into the 80s. (I've…
on “Google Urged the U.S. to Limit Protection for Activist Workers” ↗Sugrue's "The Origins of the Urban Crisis" has a much more nuanced thesis, and part of it is that people were leaving well before the 1967 Uprising, part of it was broader economic changes, part of it was governmental policies (especially with…
on “Detroit’s revival takes shape after decades of decay” ↗…amazing city, but it isn't a tech hub, nor is it for everyone. It is the shell of the automotive companies that started to move their operations of out the country in the 50s-70s. Check out the book "Origins of the Urban Crisis" to get an understanding of the decay in Detroit and other large cities who the Big 3 have abandoned for a profit. All of my friends that I have brought to the D are always weirded out by how big the…
on “Detroit’s revival takes shape after decades of decay” ↗That's cool. Feel free to leave a reference or something. From the Wiki description: The Origins of the Urban Crisis: Race and Inequality in Postwar Detroit is the first book by historian and Detroit native Thomas J. Sugrue in which he examines the role race, housing, job discrimination, and capital flight played in…
on “Detroit’s revival takes shape after decades of decay” ↗