The Myth and Reality of Our Urban Problems (Publications of the Joint Center for Urban Studies of the Ma)

The author examines, in a study originally published in a paperbound edition in 1962, the disparity between the literature of protest on urban problems and the lethargy of the citizen. He contends that the majority of American urban dwellers actually regard their lifetime experience as one of improvement, not of retrogression, and that the very real problems of urban living have been presented in terms that have immediacy primarily for intellectuals and the well-to-do. The need, he maintains, is for new formulations, some of which are now emerging, to give the issue a direct bearing on the lives of most Americans. Biographical note: VernonRaymond: Raymond Vernon was Professor of International Affairs, Emeritus, Harvard University Preface Contents Illustrations and Credits I. Forces in the Urban Environment II. Choices for the Urban Environment Vernon Raymond : Raymond Vernon was Professor of International Affairs, Emeritus, Harvard University.