TY  - BOOK
AU  - Benner,Chris
AU  - Pastor,Manuel
ED  - Project Muse.
TI  - Equity, Growth, and Community : : What the Nation Can Learn from America's Metro Areas / 
SN  - 9780520960046
AV  - HC110.E44 B46 2015
U1  - 338.973009173/2 23
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Oakland, California
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - Cities and towns
KW  - United States
KW  - Economic policy
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Income distribution
KW  - Economic development projects
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - 2009-
KW  - Electronic books.
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Open Access
N2  - "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
UR  - https://muse.jhu.edu/book/67408/
ER  -