Great American City by Anthony Sampson
Using detailed longitudinal data from Chicago, the book argues that neighborhoods exert persistent “neighborhood effects” on residents’ life chances—shaping crime rates, social ties, economic mobility, and health—and that concentrated disadvantage, segregation, and the strength of local institutions determine these outcomes. Combining rigorous quantitative analysis with on-the-ground case studies, it shows how collective efficacy and neighborhood stability can reduce disorder while structural isolation and weak local resources perpetuate inequality, suggesting that effective policy must target place-based conditions as well as individual behavior.
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