Census of business. Changes in retail trade in Buffalo in 1929, 1933, and 1935. An analysis of stores and trade in the grocery, drug, shoe, and men's apparel trades
Decline of Buffalo, New York in the Postwar Era: Causes, Effects, and Proposed Solutions, 2011
Buffalo, New York has undergone a precipitous decline in the postwar era, losing more than half its population and much of its economic base. The blame for this decline has traditionally fallen on failed government intervention, lack of quality local leadership, an overcompensated and under worked union workforce, environmental concerns, natural resource depletion, and oppressive taxes. This study will focus on these various causes in an attempt to pinpoint the reasons for decline, not for the purpose or laying blame, but to set the groundwork for possible solutions that will stem the decli...