Economics And Urban Problems: Diagnoses And Prescriptions
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Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
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At the intersection of economic theory and civic reality, Economics and Urban Problems: Diagnoses and Prescriptions presents a rigorous and unflinching examination of the crises plaguing America's cities in the latter half of the twentieth century. Dick Netzer, a prominent urban economist and public finance scholar, dissects the systemic failures driving urban decay — from inadequate housing and failing public schools to dysfunctional transportation networks and chronic fiscal imbalances — mapping both the root causes and the policy interventions required to address them. Netzer argues with clarity and conviction that urban dysfunction is not an inevitability but the consequence of identifiable economic misalignments and policy shortcomings that can, with the right instruments, be corrected. His analytical style is both accessible and authoritative, grounding complex economic principles in the lived realities of urban America without sacrificing intellectual rigour. A foundational text for students of urban policy, economics, and public administration, this work remains a compelling provocation: if the diagnoses are this clear, why have the prescriptions proven so difficult to fill?
Author: Dick Netzer
Format: Hardback
Genre: Business & economics
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
At the intersection of economic theory and civic reality, Economics and Urban Problems: Diagnoses and Prescriptions presents a rigorous and unflinching examination of the crises plaguing America's cities in the latter half of the twentieth century. Dick Netzer, a prominent urban economist and public finance scholar, dissects the systemic failures driving urban decay — from inadequate housing and failing public schools to dysfunctional transportation networks and chronic fiscal imbalances — mapping both the root causes and the policy interventions required to address them. Netzer argues with clarity and conviction that urban dysfunction is not an inevitability but the consequence of identifiable economic misalignments and policy shortcomings that can, with the right instruments, be corrected. His analytical style is both accessible and authoritative, grounding complex economic principles in the lived realities of urban America without sacrificing intellectual rigour. A foundational text for students of urban policy, economics, and public administration, this work remains a compelling provocation: if the diagnoses are this clear, why have the prescriptions proven so difficult to fill?