02796oam 22005894a 450 991013626800332120221206100338.0(CKB)3710000000590558(SSID)ssj0001572962(PQKBManifestationID)16216517(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001572962(PQKBWorkID)14159741(PQKB)11384310(OCoLC)1111944452(MdBmJHUP)muse72956(EXLCZ)99371000000059055820150520d2015 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrEquity, Growth, and CommunityWhat the Nation Can Learn from America's Metro Areas /Chris Benner and Manuel PastorFirst edition.Oakland, California :University of California Press,[2015]©[2015]1 online resource (xi, 350 pages) : maps ;Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: MonographPrint version: 9780520284418 Includes bibliographical references and index."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.Cities and townsUnited StatesEconomic policyRegional planningUnited StatesCase studiesIncome distributionUnited StatesEconomic development projectsUnited StatesCase studiesEconomic developmentSocial aspectsUnited StatesUnited StatesEconomic conditions2009-Electronic books. Cities and townsEconomic policy.Regional planningIncome distributionEconomic development projectsEconomic developmentSocial aspects338.973009173/2Benner Chris249732Pastor Manuel1956-MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910136268003321Equity, growth, and community2092790UNINA