Summary
The trends in childless cities and cities where the numbers of families and children are growing are compared. According to Joel Kotkins, writing in The Weekly Standard, America is separating into two competing economic regimes--one that embraces growth and new opportunity, and another that increasingly seeks to preserve its privileges and coveted lifestyle. He adds that what differentiates these two Americas is that one is hopeful and aspirational and the other is negative and looks backwards.
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1 - Childless Cities Vs. Cities of Aspiration
CHILDLESS CITIES
There's a new vibrancy in city centers across the United States, writes Timothy Egan in The New York Times (3/24/05). Crime rates are down; new housing and businesses are sprouting everywhere. There's just one thing missing. As urban core areas rebuild, remodel and refurbish to match the refine...See the full content of this document
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