Structural changes had happened previously in . history without such radical effects on cities, though they had certainly devastated some groups of workers. For example, the carriage industry in Michigan was totally replaced by automobile manufacturing, but there was little to offset the loss of automobile production in Flint. What, in fact, might replace the lost sectors and employment in these cases? Two answers suggested them- selves: services and high technology. Throughout the second half of this century, employment in the service sectors has been growing faster than in manufacturing. This seemingly inexorable phenomenon was expected to generate new growth sufficient to maintain inner-city employment
