{"product_id":"the-unheavenly-city-revisited-paperback","title":"The Unheavenly City Revisited - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward C. Banfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKevin R. Kosar\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoverty. Illiteracy. Crime. Unemployment. Riots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBig cities so often appear to have terrible problems, and Americans have a long history of convincing themselves that urban areas are in crises and that the federal government must do something to improve matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward C. Banfield argues the conventional wisdom is incorrect. In The Unheavenly City Revisited, he presents rigorous analyses showing that \"by any conceivable measure of material welfare the present generation of urban Americans is, on the whole, better off than any other large group of people has ever been anywhere.\" He furthermore argues that there is little evidence that the billions of dollars of government spending is improving matters. Indeed, well-intended government actions have proved harmful in some instances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Unheavenly City Revisited cautions policymakers that their biases may affect their perceptions of America's metropolitan areas. Improving the lives of people in cities through government action is an exceedingly complex enterprise. Government officials and citizens alike must be realists about what government action can achieve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65928873443677,"sku":"9780844751009","price":20.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1025\/5558\/2813\/files\/REuSvep8N49780844751009.webp?v=1789485710","url":"https:\/\/novellybooks.com\/products\/the-unheavenly-city-revisited-paperback","provider":"Novelly Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}