1. Motor City Meltdown.
- Author
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NICHOLS, JOHN
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ECONOMIC history , *EMERGENCY management , *DEINDUSTRIALIZATION , *MAYORAL elections , *ECONOMICS - Abstract
The author discusses politics and mayoral elections in Detroit, Michigan in 2013, when Governor Rick Snyder appointed an emergency manager to take over municipal finances and prepare Detroit for bankruptcy. It is argued that the city's financial problems were caused by deindustrialization, which cost the city jobs. Legal efforts to fight Snyder's management, federal involvement in state governance, and Congressman Dan Kildee are also mentioned.
- Published
- 2013