“The Grand Bargain”: Detroit’s Financial Fall to Bankruptcy and Rise to New Possibilities

The City of Detroit filed a petition for bankruptcy on July 18, 2013.  At the time, it represented the largest municipal bankruptcy in American history.  On November 12, 2014 a complex settlement agreement was accepted by the United States Bankruptcy Court.  Causes leading to Detroit’s bankruptcy tr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: John Naglick, Martin Lavelle, John Moore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Economic & Business History Society 2020-06-01
Series:Essays in Economic and Business History
Online Access:http://www.ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/370