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Sam Bass Warner, Jr., examines the historical roots of the major economic and social problems facing the U.S. in the 1990s. He documents the efforts, both failed and successful, to provide for basic human needs in the urban context, especially for decent housing and health care. For this edition, Warner provides a new preface and Charles Tilly a new foreword.
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Examines the historical roots of the major economic and social problems facing US cities in the 1990s, first published in 1972. Concentrating on New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, numerous b&w photos illustrate stages in the urbanization process, with discussion of diverse cultures and neighborhoods, and analysis of housing and health care public policy failures. This edition contains a new foreword and preface. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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