Equity, Growth, and Community : : What the Nation Can Learn from America's Metro Areas / / Chris Benner, Manuel Pastor.

In the last several years, much has been written about growing economic challenges, increasing income inequality, and political polarization in the United States. Addressing these new realities in America’s metropolitan regions, this book argues that a few lessons are emerging: first, inequity is ba...

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Place / Publishing House:California : : University of California Press,, 2015.
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 350 pages)
Notes:Includes index.
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Other title:Equity, Growth, and Community
Summary:In the last several years, much has been written about growing economic challenges, increasing income inequality, and political polarization in the United States. Addressing these new realities in America’s metropolitan regions, this book argues that a few lessons are emerging: first, inequity is bad for economic growth; second, bringing together the concerns of equity and growth requires concerted local action; and third, 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 to address the challenges of economic restructuring and social divides.
ISBN:0520960041
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Chris Benner, Manuel Pastor.