Goldsmith, William W.,

Saving our cities : a progressive plan to transform urban America / William W. Goldsmith. - pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : looking upstream -- Cities as political targets -- Cities as budget-cutting targets -- Troubled city schools : social class, race, and place -- Options for city schools -- The paradox of plenty -- Drugs, prisons, and neighborhoods -- Drug war politics -- Conclusion : democracy, inequality, urban policy.

9781501704314

2016015482


Urban policy--United States.
City planning--United States.
Sociology, Urban--United States.

HT167 / .G665 2016

307.760973