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This is the most comprehensive and knowledgeable account of post New Deal urban policy in decades. Biles looks beyond the intricacies of policy to capture the politics, ideological battles, and competing interests behind Washington's ever-shifting response to the challenges of industrial and white middle-class flight, fiscal shortfalls, decaying infrastructure, and deepening racial and class segregation. An excellent resource for all who care to understand the shape of metropolitan America, past, present, and future. --Alice O'Connor, author of Urban Inequality A significant contribution to the field, this will become the standard work on the subject. --Jon C. Teaford, author of Metropolitan Revolution: The Rise of Post-Urban America This ambitious and sobering book chronicles the effects of federal policy on Americas urban centers during each presidential administration from Harry Truman through Bill Clinton, with primary emphasis on the areas of housing and transportation. . . . A sterling book. --American Historical Review This book should become a standard reference for anyone interested in how the federal government has addressed, or failed to address, the problems of American cities. . . . Biles has provided us with a clear, historical explanation of why that neglect occurred, an account that can ground our efforts to seek improvement and expansion of the federal role. --Journal of Urban Affairs The comprehensiveness of the book in providing details of policy processes is its clear strength. Readers seeking a comprehensive, straightforward, chronological account of the back and forth tug-of-war that was federal urban policy in the fifty-five years following the Second World War will find this an excellent source. --Historian Roger Biles provides an assessment in The Fate of Cities that is thorough and judicious. . . . Biles has provided a great service in documenting federal urban policy. --Journal of American History Meticulously researched and documented, yet accessibly written, this book rewards students of the policies of particular presidential administrations as well as careful readers seeking to understand the waning of urban revitalization programs during the late 20th century. Highly recommended.--Choice �This is the most comprehensive and knowledgeable account of post New Deal urban policy in decades. Biles looks beyond the intricacies of policy to capture the politics, ideological battles, and competing interests behind Washington�s ever-shifting response to the challenges of industrial and white middle-class flight, fiscal shortfalls, decaying infrastructure, and deepening racial and class segregation. An excellent resource for all who care to understand the shape of metropolitan America, past, present, and future.�--Alice O�Connor, author of Urban Inequality �A significant contribution to the field, this will become the standard work on the subject.�--Jon C. Teaford, author of Metropolitan Revolution: The Rise of Post-Urban America

This is the most comprehensive and knowledgeable account of post New Deal urban policy in decades. Biles looks beyond the intricacies of policy to capture the politics, ideological battles, and competing interests behind Washington's ever-shifting response to the challenges of industrial and white middle-class flight, fiscal shortfalls, decaying infrastructure, and deepening racial and class segregation. An excellent resource for all who care to understand the shape of metropolitan America, past, present, and future. --<b>Alice O'Connor</b>, author of <i>Urban Inequality</i> A significant contribution to the field, this will become the standard work on the subject. --<b>Jon C. Teaford</b>, author of <i>Metropolitan Revolution: The Rise of Post-Urban America</i>

"""This ambitious and sobering book chronicles the effects of federal policy on Americas urban centers during each presidential administration from Harry Truman through Bill Clinton, with primary emphasis on the areas of housing and transportation. . . . A sterling book."" --American Historical Review ""This book should become a standard reference for anyone interested in how the federal government has addressed, or failed to address, the problems of American cities. . . . Biles has provided us with a clear, historical explanation of why that neglect occurred, an account that can ground our efforts to seek improvement and expansion of the federal role.""--Journal of Urban Affairs ""The comprehensiveness of the book in providing details of policy processes is its clear strength. Readers seeking a comprehensive, straightforward, chronological account of the back and forth tug-of-war that was federal urban policy in the fifty-five years following the Second World War will find this an excellent source.""--Historian ""Roger Biles provides an assessment in The Fate of Cities that is thorough and judicious. . . . Biles has provided a great service in documenting federal urban policy.""--Journal of American History ""Meticulously researched and documented, yet accessibly written, this book rewards students of the policies of particular presidential administrations as well as careful readers seeking to understand the waning of urban revitalization programs during the late 20th century. Highly recommended.--Choice ""This is the most comprehensive and knowledgeable account of post New Deal urban policy in decades. Biles looks beyond the intricacies of policy to capture the politics, ideological battles, and competing interests behind Washington's ever-shifting response to the challenges of industrial and white middle-class flight, fiscal shortfalls, decaying infrastructure, and deepening racial and class segregation. An excellent resource for all who care to understand the shape of metropolitan America, past, present, and future.""--Alice O'Connor, author of Urban Inequality ""A significant contribution to the field, this will become the standard work on the subject.""--Jon C. Teaford, author of Metropolitan Revolution: The Rise of Post-Urban America"

This is the most comprehensive and knowledgeable account of post New Deal urban policy in decades. Biles looks beyond the intricacies of policy to capture the politics, ideological battles, and competing interests behind Washington's ever-shifting response to the challenges of industrial and white middle-class flight, fiscal shortfalls, decaying infrastructure, and deepening racial and class segregation. An excellent resource for all who care to understand the shape of metropolitan America, past, present, and future.--Alice O'Connor, author of Urban InequalityA significant contribution to the field, this will become the standard work on the subject.--Jon C. Teaford, author of Metropolitan Revolution: The Rise of Post-Urban America This ambitious and sobering book chronicles the effects of federal policy on Americas urban centers during each presidential administration from Harry Truman through Bill Clinton, with primary emphasis on the areas of housing and transportation. . . . A sterling book. --American Historical ReviewThis book should become a standard reference for anyone interested in how the federal government has addressed, or failed to address, the problems of American cities. . . . Biles has provided us with a clear, historical explanation of why that neglect occurred, an account that can ground our efforts to seek improvement and expansion of the federal role.--Journal of Urban Affairs The comprehensiveness of the book in providing details of policy processes is its clear strength. Readers seeking a comprehensive, straightforward, chronological account of the back and forth tug-of-war that was federal urban policy in the fifty-five years following the Second World War will find this an excellent source.--Historian Roger Biles provides an assessment in The Fate of Cities that is thorough and judicious. . . . Biles has provided a great service in documenting federal urban policy.--Journal of American History Meticulously researched and documented, yet accessibly written, this book rewards students of the policies of particular presidential administrations as well as careful readers seeking to understand the waning of urban revitalization programs during the late 20th century. Highly recommended.--Choice

�This is the most comprehensive and knowledgeable account of post New Deal urban policy in decades. Biles looks beyond the intricacies of policy to capture the politics, ideological battles, and competing interests behind Washington�s ever-shifting response to the challenges of industrial and white middle-class flight, fiscal shortfalls, decaying infrastructure, and deepening racial and class segregation. An excellent resource for all who care to understand the shape of metropolitan America, past, present, and future.�--Alice O�Connor, author of Urban Inequality �A significant contribution to the field, this will become the standard work on the subject.�--Jon C. Teaford, author of Metropolitan Revolution: The Rise of Post-Urban America -This is the most comprehensive and knowledgeable account of post New Deal urban policy in decades. Biles looks beyond the intricacies of policy to capture the politics, ideological battles, and competing interests behind Washington's ever-shifting response to the challenges of industrial and white middle-class flight, fiscal shortfalls, decaying infrastructure, and deepening racial and class segregation. An excellent resource for all who care to understand the shape of metropolitan America, past, present, and future.---Alice O'Connor, author of Urban Inequality -A significant contribution to the field, this will become the standard work on the subject.---Jon C. Teaford, author of Metropolitan Revolution: The Rise of Post-Urban America This is the most comprehensive and knowledgeable account of post New Deal urban policy in decades. Biles looks beyond the intricacies of policy to capture the politics, ideological battles, and competing interests behind Washington's ever-shifting response to the challenges of industrial and white middle-class flight, fiscal shortfalls, decaying infrastructure, and deepening racial and class segregation. An excellent resource for all who care to understand the shape of metropolitan America, past, present, and future. --Alice O'Connor, author of Urban Inequality A significant contribution to the field, this will become the standard work on the subject. --Jon C. Teaford, author of Metropolitan Revolution: The Rise of Post-Urban America

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