Equity, Growth, and Community

By Chris Benner

Subjects: Sociology, Economic systems & structures, Development economics & emerging economies, Income distribution, Economic development projects, Sociology: work & labour, Case studies, Income distribution, united states, Cities and towns, united states, Economic development, Cities and towns, Economic conditions, Economic policy, United states, economic conditions, 2009-, Regional planning

Description: In the last several years, much has been written about growing economic challenges, increasing income inequality, and political polarization in the United States. Addressing these new realities in America?s metropolitan regions, this book argues that a few lessons are emerging: first, inequity is bad for economic growth; second, bringing together the concerns of equity and growth requires concerted local action; and third, 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 to address the challenges of economic restructuring and social divides.