filing chapter 7 bankruptcy: How did Detroit fall into the abyss?

Saturday, July 20, 2013

1 How did Detroit fall into the abyss?

The bankruptcy filing for Detroit marks a final step in the chrome-plated city's decades-long decline -- which started with the county's overall manufacturing slowdown and continued with the departure of U.S. automakers and residents, leaving behind a sprawling city trying to survive on dwindling coffers.

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