One Scholar Who Took a Political Economy Perspective, Manuel Castells

One scholar who took a political economy perspective, Manuel Castells, has argued that __________.

A) the crisis of the city is not real and is just political hype put forth by the media
B) urban problems like decay, insolvency and white flight are inevitable and necessary consequences of the capitalistic economic system
C) Marxist theories do not explain contemporary urban problems
D) U.S. cities are in better shape than they have been for many years