Kevin D Williamson

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What Doomed DetroitPaperback, 26 November 2013

What Doomed Detroit
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Part of Series
Encounter Broadsides
Print Length
40 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Encounter Books
Date Published
26 Nov 2013
ISBN-10
1594037469
ISBN-13
9781594037467

Description

Many cities have struggled with the decline of key industries, from Philadelphia's shipyards to New York's textile industry, but Detroit--which is now in bankruptcy--is both a victim of the decline of the Michigan automobile industry and a cause of it. A city with a history of civil disorder--it is the only American city occupied on three separate occasions by federal troops--its poisonous blend of race-based politics and union domination has left it impoverished and diminished. Once the fourth-largest city in the country, it is today smaller than Fort Worth. Once the nation's most prosperous city, it is today the poorest. Even in its reduced state, it is the largest U.S. city ever to file for bankruptcy--and yet its city payroll maintains twice as many government employees per resident as does San Jose. More terrifying is the fact that the imbalance between public-sector consumption and private-sector production that helped make Detroit what it is today is by no means limited to the Motor City--in fact, there are four large U.S. cities that are in arguably worse shape. Detroit is not just a case study, but a portent.

Product Details

Author:
Kevin D Williamson
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
26 November 2013
Dimensions:
17.27 x 11.68 x 0.51 cm
ISBN-10:
1594037469
ISBN-13:
9781594037467
Language:
English
Pages:
40
Publisher:
Weight:
4.54 gm

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