Broke : hardship and resilience in a city of broken promises / Jodie Adams Kirshner.

Bankruptcy and the austerity it represents have become a common "solution" for struggling American cities. What do the spending cuts and limited resources do to the lives of city residents? Kirshner follows seven Detroiters as they navigate life during and after their city's bankruptcy. For them, fi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kirshner, Jodie Adams (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : St. Martin's Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Bankruptcy > Michigan > Detroit.
Urban poor > Michigan > Detroit.
Detroit (Mich.) > Economic conditions.
Detroit (Mich.) > Social conditions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Social Classes & Economic Disparity.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
Bankruptcy.
Urban poor.
Michigan > Detroit.
Physical Description:xxiii, 342 pages ; 22 cm
Format: Book

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