Reinventing Detroit: The Politics of Possibility
Sep 2015 · Comparative Urban and Community Research Book 1 · Transaction Publishers
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This book addresses the questions of what went wrong with Detroit and what can be done to reinvent the Motor City. Various answers to the formerâdeindustrialization, white flight, and a disappearing tax baseâare now well understood. Less discussed are potential paths forward, stemming from alternative explanations of Detroitâs long-term decline and reconsideration of the challenges the city currently faces. Urban crisisâsocioeconomic, fiscal, and politicalâhas seemingly narrowed the range of possible interventions. Growth-oriented redevelopment strategies have not reversed Detroitâs decline, but in the wake of crisis, officials have increasingly funneled limited public resources into the cityâs commercial core via an implicit policy of âurban triage.â The crisis has also led to the emergency management of the city by extra-democratic entities. As a disruptive historical event, Detroitâs crisis is a moment teeming with political possibilities. The critical rethinking of Detroitâs past, present, and future is essential reading for both urban studies scholars and the general public.
About the author
Michael Peter Smith is distinguished research professor in community studies at the University of California, Davis. His research focuses on urban theory, globalization, and transnationalism. He is co-author of the award-winning book Citizenship across Borders and is the series editor of Transaction’s Comparative Urban and Community Research (CUCR) book series.
L. Owen Kirkpatrick is assistant professor of sociology at Southern Methodist University. He is the author of Sovereignty and the Fragmented City.
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