Decentralization and the Decline of the Central City: A Case Study of Demographic and Economic Change in Bridgeport, Conn
Kurt Schlichting
American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 1981, vol. 40, issue 4, 353-366
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Abstract. The fiscal crisis of particular central cities has been primarily caused by social and economic decentralization within metropolitan regions. This hypothesis is examined through a case study of the Bridgeport, Connecticut metropolitan region. Middle and upper income groups have moved from the central city of Bridgeport to its suburbs while the poor remain. Business and industry have also decentralized. These factors weaken the capacity of the central city to generate sufficient revenue from its declining share of the region's taxable resources. The central city must fund a wide range of services and faces, as all local governments do, increased costs. Because of these fundamental social and economic changes, the central city cannot meet its service commitments. Unless the existing system of public finance is altered, continued decline is inevitable.
Date: 1981
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