Shared prosperity in America's communities / edited by Susan M. Wachter and Lei Ding.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wachter, Susan M., editor.

Ding, Lei, 1974- editor.

Series:

City in the twenty-first century book series.

City in the Twenty-First Century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metropolitan areas--Economic aspects--United States.

Metropolitan areas.

Economic development--United States.

Economic development.

United States--Economic conditions--21st century--Regional disparities.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While the nation's GDP has doubled in the last thirty years, significant increases in family income have been restricted to a small subset of the American population. This disjunct between national economic growth and stagnating incomes in all but the very top tier of the population corresponds with increasing economic inequality and a lack of social and economic mobility. As a consequence, neighborhoods and metropolitan areas have become more polarized. Stark geographic differences in levels of poverty, income, health outcomes, job opportunities, lifetime earning potential, and educational attainment highlight the degree to which place matters in terms of social and economic opportunity. Shared Prosperity in America's Communities examines this place-based disparity of opportunity and suggests what can be done to ensure that the benefits of economic growth are widely shared. Contributors' essays explore social and economic mobility throughout the country to illuminate the changing geography of inequality, offer a portfolio of strategies to address the challenges of place-based inequality, and show how communities across the nation are implementing change and building a future of shared prosperity. Approaching the problem from the vantage point of economics, sociology, and public policy, Shared Prosperity in America's Communities offers a timely analysis of the country's growing socioeconomic and geographic division and shows how communities can respond to the challenge of economic inequality to build a nation of opportunity for all. Contributors: J. Cameron Anglum, Timothy J. Bartik, Chris Benner, Angela Glover Blackwell, Anthony P. Carnevale, Raj Chetty, Rebecca Diamond, Lei Ding, Paul A. Jargowsky, David N. Karp, Elizabeth Kneebone, Douglas S. Massey, Jeremy Nowak, Manuel Pastor, Victor Rubin, Chris Schildt, Nicole Smith, Margery Austin Turner, Susan M. Wachter, Zachary D. Wood.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1. Socioeconomic Mobility in the United States: New Evidence and Policy Lessons

Chapter 2. Neighborhoods and Segregation

Chapter 3. The Changing Geography of Disadvantage

Chapter 4. U.S. Workers’ Diverging Locations: Causes and in Inequality Consequences

Chapter 5. Building Shared Prosperity Through Place- Conscious Strategies That Reweave the Goals of Fair Housing and Community Development

Chapter 6. Confronting the Legacy of American Apartheid

Chapter 7. Expanding Educational Opportunity in Urban School Districts

Chapter 8. Preparing Today’s Youth for Tomorrow’s Jobs

Chapter 9. Labor-Demand-Side Economic Development Incentives and Urban Opportunity

Chapter 10. Equitable and Inclusive Growth Strategies for American Cities

Chapter 11. The Fragility of Growth in a Post-Industrial City

Chapter 12. Fostering an Inclusive Metropolis: Equity, Growth, and Community

Notes

References

Contributors

Index

Acknowledgments

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780812292404

0812292405

OCLC:

942703645