National University Local Government Responses to Economic Crisis Questions

Please answer the following questions: 

1) How has the role of the city changed in post-industrial America?

2) Explain how the role of the downtown has changed in most American cities in recent years? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this role change?

3) How do cities ‘bargain’ with businesses? What advantages do cities enjoy in this bargaining process? What disadvantages do cities experience in this bargaining process?

4) Recently, many immigrant groups have chosen to congregate into specific suburban areas instead of the inner city as past immigrants usually did. Why did this occur? Is this a good or bad development? Explain your answer. 

5) Cities and local government generally did not respond well to the Great Recession of 2008. What did these governments do wrong? What could they have done better to respond to these fiscally difficult times?

6) Cities and local governments often do not take steps to prepare for and mitigate against natural and man-made disasters. Why is this the case? How would you address these concerns and correct them in the future?

For each question a quick short answer will be more than enough; 2-3 paragraphs long. 

APA style citation if references are used.