UNDERSTANDING CENTRAL CITY HARDSHIP
In: Political science quarterly: PSQ ; the journal public and international affairs, Band 91, Heft 1, S. 47-62
ISSN: 0032-3195
TO A SIGNIFICANT DEGREE, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC HARDSHIP CONDITIONS OF NUMEROUS USA CENTRAL CITIES ARE A FUNCTION OF GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE. THE EXAMINATION OF GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE IN RELATION TO ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS IS ESSENTIAL FOR UNDERSTANDING URBAN NEEDS. DEBATE OVER GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL IS LIKELY TO INTENSIFY IN COMING YEARS.