Introduction: The Argument in Brief

The Case for a Turnaround. 1. The South Bronx: From the Bottom Up. 2. Mass Exit: A Vision of Urban Doom. 3. A Surprising Convergence of Positives

The Grassroots Revival. 4. "We Can Sure As Hell Do Better Than This"

Emerging Markets. 5. The Credit Revolution. 6. New Stores

and New Customers

on Main Street

Public Order. 7. Taking Back the Streets

Deregulating the City. 8. The Fall (and Rise) of Public Housing. 9. The Schoolhouse Door Opens (a Crack). 10. Slipping the Welfare Knot. 11. The "Third Way" in City Hall

Conclusion: Seizing the Moment.