{"product_id":"the-unheavenly-city-revisited-9780844751016","title":"The Unheavenly City Revisited","description":"\u003cb\u003ePoverty. Illiteracy. Crime. Unemployment. Riots.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBig cities so often appear to have terrible problems, and\nAmericans have a long history of convincing themselves that urban areas are in\ncrises and that the federal government must do something to improve matters.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward C. Banfield argues the conventional wisdom is\nincorrect. In \u003ci\u003eThe Unheavenly City Revisited\u003c\/i\u003e, he presents rigorous\nanalyses showing that “by any conceivable measure of material welfare the\npresent generation of urban Americans is, on the whole, better off than any\nother large group of people has ever been anywhere.” He furthermore argues that\nthere is little evidence that the billions of dollars of government spending is\nimproving matters. Indeed, well-intended government actions have proved harmful\nin some instances.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Unheavenly City Revisited\u003c\/i\u003e cautions policymakers that\ntheir biases may affect their perceptions of America’s metropolitan areas.\nImproving the lives of people in cities through government action is an\nexceedingly complex enterprise. Government officials and citizens alike must be\nrealists about what government action can achieve.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edward C. Banfield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48274121425147,"sku":"9780844751016","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_45392cf6-7573-4ae8-8b4e-00706a941a68.jpg?v=1771031547","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-unheavenly-city-revisited-9780844751016","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}