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- Desegregating the City: Ghettos, Enclaves, and Inequality
- Book
- 2005
- Published by: State University of New York Press
summary
Desegregating the City takes a global, multidisciplinary look at segregation and the strengths and weaknesses of different antisegregation strategies in the United States and other developed countries. In contrast to previous works focusing exclusively on racial ghettos (products of coercion), this book also discusses ethnic enclaves (products of choice) in cities like Belfast, Toronto, Amsterdam, and New York.
Since 9/11 the ghetto-enclave distinction has become blurred as crime and disorder have emanated from both European immigrant ethnic enclaves and America’s ghettos. The contributors offer a variety of tools for addressing the problems of racial and income segregation, including school integration, area-based “fair share” housing requirements, place-based mixed-income housing development, and expanded demand-side residential subsidy options such as housing vouchers. By exploring these alternatives and their consequences, Desegregating the City provides the basis for a combination of flexible antisegregation strategies.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- p. xxi
- INTRODUCTION
- pp. 1-11
- Part I. Defining Segregation and Its Consequences
- 2. THE GHETTO AND THE ETHNIC ENCLAVE
- pp. 31-48
- Part II. Housing Markets, Public Policies, and Land Use
- 14. CONCLUSION: Desegregating the City
- pp. 233-257
- Bibliography
- pp. 259-290
- Contributors
- pp. 291-293
Additional Information
ISBN
9780791483282
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
62735198
Pages
332
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No