Detroit - Globalisation

• Low wage outsourcing of manufacturing to China led to the spiral of decline in Detroit
• In 1950 Detroit was the 4th largest city in the USA with a population of 1.85 million
• In 2012 Detroit's population was 0.7 million
• Ford, Chrysler, General Motors were located there, but in the 1950's they moved manufacturing to China meaning thousands of jobs were lost
• The average house price in Detroit was 80,000 USD
• 36% of the city live below poverty level
• 40% of streetlights don't work
• There are 70,000 abandoned buildings in Detroit
• Detroit has an unemployment rate of 20%
• Detroit has the second highest murder rate in the USA with around 300 a year
• In 2012 more than half of property owners didn't pay tax, losing the city 130 million USD
• Detroit's average life expectancy is 69 years compared to the USA's average of 77 years
• Detroit has a poverty rate of 40% - 2014
• In 2012 Detroit was voted as the most dangerous city in the US for the fourth year in a row
• Drug abuse is high in Detroit
• Detroit lost 150,000 manufacturing jobs due to the deindustrialisation