Neoliberal Cities

"A necessary intervention. The book poses questions about the concept of neoliberalism that will resonate well beyond the field of history, provoking discussion in urban studies and geography, as well as the social sciences." - Caitlin Zaloom, author of Indebted: How Families Make College Work at Any Cost "As one who has found little interpretive value in neoliberalism as a term, I am deeply persuaded by the indispensability of this book. Neoliberal Cities reminds historians of the importance of sharp conceptual language. It shows how sound historical research can often vex lazy deployments of one of our moment's most weighted analytic terms. This is the kind of book one thinks with and grows smarter." - N. D. B. Connolly, author of A World More Concrete: Real Estate and the Remaking of Jim Crow South Florida "The authors in this collection reveal the long, contentious, and often ironic history of neoliberalism's ascendance, rooted in local struggles with broad implications for our lives today and for the world we want to build for tomorrow." - Andrew W. Kahrl, University of Virginia "A timely and welcome appeal to urban historians to take neoliberalism seriously as an analytical category whose history demands to be written" (History News Network) "This collection from urban historians Sugrue and Diamond invites readers to explore the legacy of neoliberalism associated with initiatives embraced by Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher. The principal arguments put forward focus on the conscious role played by urban planners, financiers, and municipal and state governments to retreat from a sense of public space and benefits." (Choice)