A recent report by the Philadelphia Research Initiative, an arm of the Pew Charitable Trust, looks at how 13 cities are dealing with budget problems. Pittsburgh is the one bright spot.
Over the past three decades, Pittsburgh has diversified, and its ts main industries—health care and education—are thriving. The city narrowly avoided bankruptcy in 2003, and was forced into state receivership. But it actually has a surplus now.
According to this article in The Economist, “The other cities in Pew’s report could learn a few lessons from Pittsburgh.”
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