Title

Urban America : processes and problems / John M. Levy.

Author

Levy, John M.

Publication

Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, 2000.

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Details

Description

xviii, 302 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Subjects

• Metropolitan areas > United States > History
• Cities and towns > United States > History
• Urbanization > United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Pt. I. Historical Background. 1. The Origins of the City. 2. The American City in the Nineteenth Century. 3. The Emergence of Metropolitan America -- Pt. II. The Modern City. 4. City Government: Part 1. 5. City Government: Part 2. 6. City Finances: Raising the Money and Paying the Bills. 7. The Economy of the City. 8. Planning the City. 9. Housing: An Overview. 10. Housing: Part 2 - Public Policy -- Pt. III. Issues and Problems. 11. Melting Pots, Mosaics, and Salad Bowls. 12. The Controversy over Immigration. 13. Poverty: The Background. 14. Poverty and Public Policy. 15. Crime and the Criminal Justice System. 16. Public Education and the City.

ISBN

0132871114

LCCN

99032735

OCLC

ocm41527831

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries