Review: Great read during economic struggles.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 30, 2014
I was very curious as to what happened to Detroit. At a point it seemed like a very bustling city and then almost suddenly its a financial wasteland filled with crime and high unemployment. I wondered how this could happen to such a famous and large city? How could this happen to where the cars are produced? Why is Motor City in ruins? Larry Berg answers these and many other questions in Detroit: An American Autopsy of Financial Failure. Berg examines what the news doesn't discuss - how quickly the rose because of the automobile boom and how far it fell due to uncontrolled government spending, unemployment and subsequent bankruptcy. The American Autopsy serves as a outline and warning for other cities who are experiencing these similar issues to prevent them while they can. It's hard to come back - Berg presents this well.