STATE OF THE WORLD’S CITIES 2012/2013 Prosperity of Cities
STATE OF THE WORLD’S CITIES 2012/2013 Prosperity of Cities
This golden age of the industrial workers in the United States is partly mythological, but it had roots in reality (Webber and Rigby, 1996). Rising living standards, predictable employment at a family wage, and homeownership were no myth for millions of workers. Its effects even spilled onto members of minority groups, particularly African Americans, who continued to be socially marginalized, but who migrated from rural areas to cities and found work in factories. Demand for labor, as well as ri