Believing in Cleveland: Managing Decline in “The Best Location in the Nation” By J. Mark Souther

Abstract

In Believing in Cleveland, J. Mark Souther describes Clevelanders’ efforts to cope with this urban plague and shape a more positive image of the northeastern Ohio metropolis. In his finely detailed and meticulously researched study, he expertly traces the story of one beleaguered midwestern city’s initiatives to manage decline.