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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Benner, Chris, author.

Pastor, Manuel, 1956- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--United States--Economic policy.

Cities and towns.

Regional planning--United States--Case studies.

Regional planning.

Income distribution--United States.

Income distribution.

Economic development projects--United States--Case studies.

Economic development projects.

Economic development--Social aspects--United States.

Economic development.

United States--Economic conditions--2009-.

United States.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 350 pages) : maps ;

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

OCLC:

1111944452