The Inner City: Urban Poverty and Economic Development in the Next Century - Softcover

The Inner City surveys the issues of urban poverty and economic development in the 21st century. The Inner City includes not only the viewpoints of academicians, but also those of practitioners. All take up the argument by Michael Porter that a sustainable economic base can be created in the inner city only if it has been created elsewhere first, through private, for-profit, initiatives and investment based on economic self-interest and genuine competitive advantage, not through artificial inducements, charity, or government. Five community service organizations (whose primary focus is the inner city) present perspectives on their organizations' strategies for inner city revitalization. Each brings a unique approach to problems of the inner city. Following the impassioned arguments are two responses from the co-editors, and one from Michael Porter himself. The Inner City is a much needed contribution to Urban Issues studies. -- Midwest Book Review