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Throwing The Poor Out of Suburbs
Submitted by MLewyn on Wed, 07/15/2015 - 11:40amMuch has been written about gentrification and about the specter of poor people being displaced from cities- despite the fact that nearly every central city still has higher poverty rates than most of its suburbs.
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The Myth (?) That City Growth Causes Suburban Poverty
Submitted by MLewyn on Sun, 08/04/2013 - 2:06pmOne common "story" about the evolution of American cities is that suburban poverty is growing because people are being driven out of high-priced cities into suburbs. One possible implication of this argument is that cities need to be kept poor and stagnant so that poor people can afford them.
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