In addition to the specifics of what was happening in Philadelphia, there is an analysis of the state of the American city, the flight to the suburbs and all the implications of the loss of manufacturing jobs and how that had vast implications for social conditions and the consequences that were involved. This is woven into the larger picture of the Clinton era and how this affected many people.
This is also told from the perspective of many people, not just the mayor, but average people, some who worked for the city, inner city residents of various socio-economic backgrounds, professions from lawyers to clergy to long shoremen.
