4.a. players + detroit

Question 1

What was Detroit like before?

Answer 1

• 4th biggest city in USA
• large scale hub and mass production of motorcar-> major industrial hub (single-industry economy)
• double wage of any other industry + doesn’t require any qualifications

Question 2

Issues?

Answer 2

• unfavourable settings, inefficiency
  -urban pressure: 1000 African-americans 1910 moving every month -> 120,000 1930
  -urban pressure
  -failure to modernise production methods + rise in foreign competition
  -murder capital of USA (massive social issue)

Question 3

Change involved?

Answer 3

• removal of the CBD => no new investment => left derelict
• 1967 RACE RIOTS segregated black community into inner city area-> increased social inequality (90% white in 1940)-> white fight to the suburbs where more efficient due to tension from structural economic change
• feedback loop of ‘white flight’ as city area is burnt/removal of businesses