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Sternlieb, George; Hughes, James W. – 1982
This paper describes the decline and polarization of American cities into two separate and coterminous systems: the city of the poor, characterized by the function of redistribution (i.e., public welfare benefits); and the city of the elite, a city of information processing, economic facilitation, and consumption. Demographic trends and social and…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Employment Opportunities, Financial Problems, Futures (of Society)
Tschechtelin, James D. – 1983
A study of community college funding in Maryland found that the Community College of Baltimore (CCB) faces unique educational circumstances warranting additional state aid. These circumstances largely result from the special needs of Baltimore City, which has a disproportionate concentration of the state's poor and dependent citizens, the greatest…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Demand, Educational Finance, Equalization Aid