I don't think the suburbs that are burning right now were seeing significant investments in the first place, same for the libraries and free services, surveillance and police.
There has always been a split between rich/middle class suburbs, and the more social and left over suburbs. Sometimes the two being separated by a small river, sometimes just a big road to cross.
Nanterre [0] for instance is really interesting as it's a pretty socially low place, but surrounded by La Defense (basically Paris' newer financial center), Neuilly (where a ton of old money resides) and Puteau/Courbevoie/Rueil MalMaison which have France's giant consulting and service firms (Cap Gemini etc.) and the newer white collar elite.
I don't think the suburbs that are burning right now were seeing significant investments in the first place, same for the libraries and free services, surveillance and police.
There has always been a split between rich/middle class suburbs, and the more social and left over suburbs. Sometimes the two being separated by a small river, sometimes just a big road to cross.
Nanterre [0] for instance is really interesting as it's a pretty socially low place, but surrounded by La Defense (basically Paris' newer financial center), Neuilly (where a ton of old money resides) and Puteau/Courbevoie/Rueil MalMaison which have France's giant consulting and service firms (Cap Gemini etc.) and the newer white collar elite.
[0]https://goo.gl/maps/nZw3CvWq7LQhfWKE8