Equity, growth, and community: what the nation can learn from America's metro areas

"In the last several years, much has been written about growing economic challenges, increasing income inequality, and political polarization in the United States. This book argues that lessons for addressing these national challenges are emerging from a new set of realities in America's m...

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Hauptverfasser: Benner, Chris (VerfasserIn), Pastor, Manuel 1956- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oakland, California University of California Press [2015]
Ausgabe:First edition
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Zusammenfassung:"In the last several years, much has been written about growing economic challenges, increasing income inequality, and political polarization in the United States. This book argues that lessons for addressing these national challenges are emerging from a new set of realities in America's metropolitan regions: first, that inequity is, in fact, bad for economic growth; second, that bringing together the concerns of equity and growth requires concerted local action; and, third, that the fundamental building block for doing this is the creation of diverse and dynamic epistemic (or knowledge) communities, which help to overcome political polarization and help regions address the challenges of economic restructuring and social divides"...Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:Erscheint als Open Access bei De Gruyter
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9780520960046
DOI:10.1525/luminos.6