Research Paper on:
Revitalization Efforts After September 11th

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not simply a local disaster, or even one that was accidental. This was an intentional hit on America, and the western way of life, as it took down the buildings  that represent world trade and globalism. It was essentially an attack on freedom. And while the attacks affected the entire world, it primarily affected the U.S. economy. Also, it had  a specific, detrimental effect on New York Citys economy and so, two questions loom large. One is in respect to how economic revitalization is now possible and two, how can  revitalization in the downtown area specifically be accomplished? First, to revitalize the U.S. economy, consumer confidence should be enhanced. Consumers have driven the stellar economy that began in  the 1980s and continued through the 1990s with the exception of a mini-recession that occurred in the early part of the last decade. Consumers have been confident and there has  been a lot of spending and a lot of growth for businesses. However, if consumers had been propelled into a deep, blue funk over the economy, they are reluctant to  spend and the economy would stagnate ("A Random," 2001). That seems to have occurred soon after the terrorists plunged into the World Trade Center. No one knew what to think.  People could not tear themselves away from their television sets. They did not go out to dinner or to Broadway shows. This had a devastating effect on the economy as  it practically stopped in its tracks for while. It was particularly hard in New York as people were literally afraid for their lives. Yet, while the slowing down of spending  was temporary, the economy prior to September 11th was not wonderful either and so there is argument as to how much the tragedy really affected the economy. The layoffs which