The Los Angeles riot and the economics of urban unrest

Article Abstract:

International data and evidences from race riots in the US are used in the analysis of riots particularly that in Los Angeles, CA, in 1992. Riots are influenced by personal, community and social variables. Personal variables include punishment costs, time value and property ownership which figures in the assessment of financial gains from the riot. Social and community variables, on the other hand, look into ethnic and racial factors as well as economic indicators. Urbanization, ethnic heterogeneity, unemployment and government size are positively correlated with the occurrence of riots while racial segregation and property ownership are negatively correlated to rioting. Poverty has little contribution to riot occurrence. The 1992 Los Angeles riot was made more explosive by racial and ethnic diversity as well as the alarming unemployment rate among young African Americans in the area.

Analysis, Economic aspects, Riots, Los Angeles, California, Riots, 1992

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Information technology and the future of cities

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Improved telecommunication facilities and services will alter not only person-to-person interactions but also entire cities as these are the common location where individuals meet. With the advent of advanced communication systems, cities may become obsolete as there is little, if any, need for people to actually meet face-to-face. The future for cities may not be as grim if technology and the new electronic media are viewed as a complement rather than a replacement for face-to-face meetings. The use of electronic communication may in fact increase face-to-face communication thus making cities all the more relevant. Further, improved telecommunications may increase the appeal of cities as they will assume the role of telecommunication hubs in the future.

Telecommunications systems, Information technology, Cities and towns, Telecommunications, Telecommunication

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Opportunities, race, and urban location: the influence of John Kain

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The varied writings of John Kain that have helped to provide the dominant framework of urban analysis are described. His research program on school outcomes focused on the way the economic opportunities of minority households vary with location.

Authors, Writers, Urban economics, Works, Kain, John

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