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Jan 8, 2015 · The sad story of how one of America's great cities boomed, transformed the country, struggled, went bankrupt, and became a cautionary tale
Aug 29, 2017 · Bankrupt, with the governor putting a city manager in charge, looking at selling off its art museum’s collection to pay the bills—all while the glass towers of General Motors’ of-course-named...
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- The Rise of Detroit: Industrialisation from The 1900s to The 1950s
- The Decline of Detroit
- Lessons from Detroit
- Signposting and Relevant to A-Level Sociology
In its hey day, Detroit represents one of the most successful case studies in Industrialization in world history. The case of Detroit helps us to understand why Modernization Theorists in the 1940s and 50s were so keen on exporting Capitalist-Industrialization as a model of development for other countries: basically industrialization brought about ...
Beneath the gloss of mass consumption Detroit always hid inequalities. On July 23 1967 police busted an illegal after-hours salon in a black neighbourhood. 85 people were arrested and tempers rose between the detainees and the officers. A five day riot ensued which was quashed by 17000 police, national guard and troops resulting in over 7000 arrest...
Detroit is important because it is a signal case for what is happening in many industrialized countries around the world – across the rust belt in America and mirrored in Southern European countries and northern England as well. It reminds us that impoverishment is not just limited to the global south.
The decline of Detroit is a useful case study which indicates the decline of Modernity (for example with Fordism dyeing out) and the move to Postmodernity. Detroit is very much a casualty in shift to postmodernisation. To return to the homepage – revisesociology.com Sources: Modified from Andrew Brooks (2017) The End of Development (I’d classify th...
Jul 5, 2019 · The reliance on a single shrinking industry, unresolved racial tensions, corrupt or incompetent leadership, and the promotion of freeways over public transit all led to the city’s downward spiral. Detroit was left with a dissolving tax base, a poverty-riddled population, and decrepit infrastructure of all sorts.
Jul 12, 2024 · Detroit’s decline from industrial giant to urban crisis was the result of a complex interplay of economic, social, and political factors. The city’s over-reliance on the automotive industry, racial tensions, suburbanization, and mismanagement all contributed to its downfall.
Jul 19, 2013 · A confluence of economic and cultural forces led to Detroit's bankruptcy. But its leaders also failed Detroit.
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Dec 15, 2014 · In the mid-20th century, Detroit was an icon of the motor industry and the backbone of America's blue-collar aspirations. Today, the legendary manufacturing plants lie in ruins and the city is a shadow of its former self. How did the empire fall?
