Equity, growth, and community : what the nation can learn from America's metro areas.
| Autor: | Benner, Chris, author |
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| Další autoři: |
Pastor, Manuel, 1956-, author
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Informace o vydání: | Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015] |
| Předmět: |
Economic development -- Social aspects -- United States
Economic development projects -- United States -- Case studies Income distribution -- United States Regional planning -- United States -- Case studies Cities and towns -- United States -- Economic policy SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban Einkommensverteilung Wirtschaftsentwicklung Regionalentwicklung Electronic books |
| Druh dokumentu: | Bibliographies; Online; Non-fiction; Electronic document |
| Abstrakt: | 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. |
| Databáze: | Vybrané kolekce e-knih |
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