Shared Prosperity in America's Communities / Susan M. Wachter, Lei Ding.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I. Social and Economic Mobility in America’s Communities -- 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 -- Part II. How to Encourage Growth and Expand Opportunity -- 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 -- Part III. Shared Prosperity: Perspectives on Equitable and Inclusive Growth -- 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

Shared Prosperity in America's Communities examines the degree to which place matters in the geography of economic opportunity; offers strategies to address the challenges of place-based inequality; and shows how communities across the nation are implementing change and building a future of shared prosperity.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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