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... Index A Airport conditions and support, 322, 332-333 B Budget stabilization funds, see Rainy day funds C Capital spending and funds, 39, 53, 263-264, 279-280 Central cities, 67 cit~r-suburb social, economic, and racial disparities, 3-4, 6, 8 "command and control" (national and regional) centers, 5, 7 economic activity, 25, 28 employment and unemployment, 6-8, 13, 15, 20-21, 23, 72, 74-75 female-headed households, 16-lg fiscal conditions, see Fiscal condition of cities hours of work, 79-80 income and earnings, 14-15, 73-81, 87-89 macroeconomic effects on, 5 migration, 6, 13, 28 375 poverty levels, 5-7, 11-13, 15-lg 22-23, 72-78, 81 social conditions, 13-14 Child support payments, 18, 104, 117-118, 138-141 Children, 17-19, 22, 124-126 Concentration of poverty, 5-7, 11-12, 23 County classifications, 30-31, 223-247 D Demographic-employment opportunity mismatch, 178-195 EEconomic well-being of individuals, 6-7, 14-16, 67-68 compensating wage differentials, 82 demographic characteristics, 73, 76-81 earnings differences, 67-68, 81-90 hedonic framework, 68 human capital, 81-82 largest metropolitan areas, 69-72 metropolitan vs.
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... nonmetropolitan, 72-75, 77 minorities, 13, 20, 23, 73, 77, 183-188 regional, 15, 27-28, 149, 159, 164-168, 212-214 F Family structure changes, 102 income and earnings, 73, 76-78 poverty, 13-14, 73, 76-78 see also Female-headed households Federal aid capital grants, 279-280, 282 to cities, 34-36, 39-40, 275-279, 282 cuts in, effects of, 5, 11 for infrastructure, 335-337 revenue sharing, 40, 276-279 to states, 288, 298-299, 305-306 transfer payment policies, 104, 131-138 INDEX Federal urban policies, 349-352, 364-366 Female-headed households central cities, 16-19 child support, 18, 104, 117-118, 138-141 children of, 17-19, 22, 124-126 employment, 19, 103, 109 111 federal income transfer policies, 104, 131-138 growth of, 16-17, 19-20, 102-106 income and earnings, 73, 76, 86, 103, 113-117 labor force attachment, 19, 121-122, 124 metropolitan vs. nonmetropolitan areas, 102, 105 poverty levels, 12-13, 16-19, 73, 76, 111-113 racial composition, 16-20, 104-106, 114, 129-130 social isolation (ghettoization)
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... , 3,6,28 Ghettoization, see Social isolation Government and governing, see Urban governance H Hedonic wage/amenity framework, 68,83-87,91-100 Highway conditions and support, 319-320,327-328 Hours of work, 69,79-80 I Immigration, 152,154 Income and earnings by county classification, 223-247 377 earnings differentials, 67-68,81-82 by family structure, 73,76-78 female-headed households, 73, 76, 86,103,113-117 largest metropolitan areas, 28-29, 69-72,95-97,215-221 metropolitan vs. nonmetropolitan, 6,12,14-15,25-27, 72-81, 200-210 by race/ethnicity, 73, 76-77 regional variations, 30-31,200-210 223-247 Industrial bases of growth, 210-215, 248-253 Infrastructure airports, 322,332-333 capital management approach, 342-345 condition, 9-10, 44-46,48-51 308,334-335 and economic development, 45-46, 54,309-310,312-313 engineering-based needs assessment, 340 federal reform, effect on bond market, 10, 11, 50,51 financing through debt issuance, 49-51,337 financing through federal grants, 335-337 financing through own-source funds, 338-339 highways, 319-320,327-328 mass transit, 321-322,327-330 private investment approach, 340-342 public vs.
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... nonmetropolitan areas, 25-27,200-210 minorities, 154-158 sec also Migration Poverty, 5-7,11-12,16,23,51-53 concentration of poverty, 5-7, 11-12,23 by family structure, 13-14,73, 76-78 female-headed households, 12-13, 16-19,73,76, 111-113 largest metropolitan areas, 69-71, 95,97 metropolitan vs. nonmetropolitan areas, 6-7,11-13,15-19,22-23, 72-78,81 and minorities, 6,12-13,16-17, 73, 76-77 Public assistance, 18-19,21-22,104, 106-109,112,118-119,131-138, 190-191 Q Quality-of-life measures, 14, 67-68, 90-100 adjusted household income, 95-100 hedonic wage/amenity framework, 68,83-87,91-100 largest metropolitan areas, 95-98
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... INDEX location amenities, go-95 quality-of-life index, 95-98 R Rainy day funds, 287,289 Recession/recovery cycles, 10-11, 33-36,41,266-270,281-282, 291,303 Regional disparities demographic-employment opportunity mismatch, 178-195 education requirements for jobs, 173, 176-178 employment, 15,27-28,149,159, 164-168,212-214 income and earnings, 30-31, 200-210,223-247 industrial structuring, 53,148-149, 158-163,168-178 long-term transformation and, 10-11,53 migration, 150-154,192-193 migration by race/ethnicity, 150-153 migration from abroad, 152,154 minority populations, 154-158 private investment, 191 public assistance, 190-191 unemployment, 166-168 S Service industries, 7-8,24,26-27, 169-173 Social isolation, 22-23,122-123, 126-131 Solid waste collection services, 333-334 Special interest groups, 356-357 State aid to local governments, 9, 34-35,40,299-302,305-306 Suburban areas, 67 employment and unemployment, 72, 74-75,77 hours of work, 79-80 income and earnings, 6,12,72-81 migration, 6 poverty, 15,17,72-78 379 T Tax revolt, 9, 291,294,303-304 Taxation, 7,9,32-33,35,49-50, 258-259,264-265,291,294-298, 303-304 U Underclass, 14,20-23 female-headed households, 21-22, 103-104, 119-131 Urban economics, 7-8, 10-11, 24-33 Urban finance, Bee Fiscal condition of · — cities Urban governance, 9 at-large vs. district elections, 361-362 and economic constraints, 352-357, 364-366 and federal urban policies, 349-352,364-366 female elected officials, 359-360 minority elected officials, 43, 357-359 policy entrepreneurship, 356, 363-364 political reforms, 361-363 privatization, 367 Progressive Era, 363 public entrepreneurship approach, 42-44,349,363-364,367-370 service delivery approach, 42, 348-349,369 special interest groups, 356-357 W Wastewater treatment, 320-321, 330-331 Water supply systems, 320,330,332 Welfare dependence, see Underclass Welfare spending and receipt, den Public assistance
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Key Terms

  • fiscal condition
  • largest metropolitan
  • water supply
  • wastewater treatment
  • urban governance

  • federal urban
  • social isolation
  • urban policies
  • family structure
  • bee fiscal

  • waste collection
  • collection services
  • private investment
  • central cities
  • child support

  • federal aid
  • aid capital
  • household income
  • transfer payment
  • labor force

  • federal income
  • payment policies
  • structure changes
  • capital spending
  • county classification

  • households federal
  • income transfer
  • adjusted household
  • households central
  • index federal


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