Technology, Corporate Mobility, and a Decline in Urban Services

Authors

Marcus D. Pohlmann, Arkansas State University

Abstract

Technological changes have produced a postindustrial economy which has both facilitated and encouraged the flight of capital and well-to-do people from the older industrial cities. Left in their wake are increasing levels of unemployment, poverty, and crime. Service needs have Increased accordingly, but at a time when these cities have not only smaller tax bases but also less electoral clout with which to acquire additional financial assistance at the state and federal levels. In a nearly futile attempt to reestablish a healthy degree of private investment in their cities, municipal governments let service levels decline and focus on spurring capital accumulation.

Recommended Citation

Pohlmann, Marcus D. (1986) "Technology, Corporate Mobility, and a Decline in Urban Services," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 13: Iss. 1, Article 14.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.1743
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol13/iss1/14