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| How did race become an issue in urban politics? |
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Housing
Poverty
Employment
Public Schools
Not just higher percentage of blacks in cities, but economic situation within those cities
Poverty rate more than doubled that of suburb Americas long history of segregation with in cities :Dual housing markets and color line
A place where minority status and poverty come together is called a ghetto
The personal responsibility “explanation” of the ghetto arises from an ahistorical view of society
The ghetto was created by the dominant society: it demanded low-wage workers and persecuted them for being poor and needing a place to live
Ghettos recreate poverty through various means
Efforts to solve the problem of the ghetto have been plagued by a pattern of avoidance, denial, and greed |
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| What is the current state of race and urban politics? |
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| cities are highly segregated racially and economicly - poverty and has has be come intwined and many poor minorities are unable to bether their situation because of the lack of access to resources and isolation of their community |
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| What role does minority incorporation play in urban politics? What role does minority incorporation play in racial and ethnic politics? |
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cons unequal disWhat is the history of federal policies toward cities? What spurs the federal government towards action?trubution
reason the city government knows their city best
federal government just gives the money |
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cons unequal disWhat is the history of federal policies toward cities? What spurs the federal government towards action?trubution
reason the city government knows their city best
federal government just gives the money |
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| What kinds of federal policies impact cities? |
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Definition
bad urban aid bill
place space
good civil right
voting rights |
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*federal government target cities*
enterprise zones ( support urban programs did not get enough money
model city( redistributional programs |
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policies created by federal government for city government- use to target cities and help with their problems
original to target cities with big problems
con has to go thru congress get caught up in politics
cons get |
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| federal government involvement? |
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state not doing enough or unwilling
upraising and riot
federal government brings a more unified policy |
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| HOW does the Federal Government get cities to act? |
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Mandates
Incentives
Adjudicatory structure
Bait and Switch |
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| HOW does the Federal Government get cities to act? |
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Definition
Mandates
Incentives
Adjudicatory structure
Bait and Switch |
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| HOW does the Federal Government get cities to act? |
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Mandates
Incentives
Adjudicatory structure
Bait and Switch |
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