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Peer reviewedGordon, Margaret T. – Urban Affairs Quarterly, 1985
Analyzes factors which have contributed to the poor conditions of large cities: failure of courage to deal with racism; individualism; short-term thinking; political nonaccountability; diversity of peoples and information; loss of faith in leaders and in nation; and threat of nuclear war. Calls for new policy initiatives and outlines an urban…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Government Role, Metropolitan Areas, Political Attitudes
