Описание: A blueprint for community-based solutions to economic inequality in America.Contrary to popular belief—and despite widespread pessimism that the American Dream is a dying concept—solutions that can remake the United States into the land of economic opportunity for all already exist. Over the past ten years, Ben Hecht has watched leaders in local communities, fed up with the political paralysis in Washington, D.C., and unable to ignore growing disparities in their own backyards, experiment with new ways of solving old problems. The twelve strategies highlighted in this book emerged from that experimentation. Taken together, they outline a blueprint for a new way of working that will rekindle the promise of America everywhere: better education, increased income and wealth, expanded access to opportunity, and more.These strategies are not academic theories or one-offs only possible in wealthy, coastal cities. Each strategy has been proven to get results time and time again—many of them, in fact, in hundreds of urban and rural communities. Each chapter highlights the stories of the real people who are making change happen. In rural Southwest Texas, Luis Silos recently graduated from high school having earned both a high school diploma and an associate’s degree, at no cost. He joins tens of thousands of students across twenty-eight states who have benefited from similar efforts. In St. Paul, Minneapolis, a down-payment assistance and flexible mortgage program enabled Jon Li to not only achieve his dream of homeownership but to generate enough income and wealth to launch his own business that supports sixty workers. More than 50,000 Americans in forty-eight states have had similar success, building more than $20,000 in equity, on average, in the process. Every one of these proposed solutions can be implemented without any changes in laws or regulations. The barriers to implementation are simply resistance on the part of individuals to change their own behaviors. Each of us—whether as an elected leader, engaged resident, corporate CEO, philanthropist, or investor—can act right now to take the future into our own hands and help to level the playing field for struggling Americans, everywhere.Above all, this book provides optimism at a time when so many Americans fear for the economic future of their families and the nation.
Автор: Honkatukia, P?ivi Название: Young People as Agents of Sustainable Society ISBN: 1032384484 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781032384481 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22202.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Hill Название: The First Black President ISBN: 0230618618 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780230618619 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 14673.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This is a critical reflection on the implications of an Obama administration on the issue of race in America, arguing that the presidency must be celebrated as a historical triumph based on America`s racist past, but acknowledging that the problem of race in America now impacts cultures around the globe.
Автор: Lilius Название: Reclaiming Cities as Spaces of Middle Class Parenthood ISBN: 9811090092 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811090097 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 16769.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The book explains not only why families choose to stay in the inner city and how they use the city in their everyday lives, but also how families change the landscape of contemporary cities, and how the family is, and has been, perceived in urban planning and policy-making.
Автор: Johanna Lilius Название: Reclaiming Cities as Spaces of Middle Class Parenthood ISBN: 9811342989 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811342981 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 16769.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: For nearly a century families have been out-migrating to suburbs and peri-urban areas. In this book, Johanna Lilius conceptualizes the relatively recent phenomenon of families choosing to live in the inner city. Drawing on a range of qualitative data, the book offers a holistic approach to simultaneously understanding changes within parenting practices and changes connected to city development. The book explains not only why families choose to stay in the inner city and how they use the city in their everyday lives, but also how families change the landscape of contemporary cities, and how the family is, and has been, perceived in urban planning and policy-making. The Nordic perspective provided by Lilius makes this book an important contribution in helping understand inner city change outside the Anglo-American context, and will appeal to an international audience.
Описание: In What`s Luck Got To Do With It? renowned law professor Edward D. Kleinbard argues that government`s proper role is addressing the unfairness and injustice of brute luck. Considering government expenditure as social insurance, Kleinbard demonstrates how the path to greater economic growth, and a more equal sharing of that growth, lies in stronger government spending policies.
Автор: Tong Xing, Zhang Haibo Название: China`s Emergency Management: Theory, Practice and Policy ISBN: 9811391424 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811391422 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 13974.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In this timely book about the current state of research and practice of emergency management in China, the authors take as their basic premises that we now live in a risk society and that our collective ability to deal with disasters and their aftermath is more important than ever.
Автор: Li Название: The Middle Income Group in China and Russia ISBN: 9811614660 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811614668 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 22359.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book includes a series of papers that mainly discuss the proposition of "double middle-income traps." It analyzes various perspectives of middle-income groups of Russia and China including employment, education, consumption, mobility, social insurance, social values and identity, social and political participation.
Автор: Houkai Wei Название: Urbanization in China ISBN: 9811346283 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811346286 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 6986.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book traces the history of urbanization in China and discusses major problems and challenges the country is facing as it undergoes a profound social transformation. The author argues that as China tries to build not just more but also better cities, i.e., cities that are not only economically competitive but also people- and environment-friendly, it should adopt urbanization strategies and policies that promote integrated development for both rural and urban areas, and coordination among otherwise disparate objectives – such as industrialization, ecological modernization, informatization and cultural heritage preservation – nationwide and at various scales.
Автор: Rank Mark Robert, Hirschl Thomas A., Foster Kirk A. Название: Chasing the American Dream: Understanding What Shapes Our Fortunes ISBN: 0190467029 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780190467029 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 3585.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Most Americans see the American Dream lying not in wealth and riches, but rather in economic security, pursuing one`s passions, and looking forward to the future. Yet nearly 80 percent of the population will experience significant economic insecurity at some point between the ages of 25 and 60.
Автор: Cichos, Katarzyna Lange Salvia, Amanda Название: Sdg1 - no poverty ISBN: 1787696286 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781787696280 Издательство: Emerald Рейтинг: Цена: 9959.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This work provides a new look at global problems of poverty and presents applicable solutions to show that the global community can eliminate poverty today and achieve its global promise - Sustainable Development Goal 1 (SDG 1).
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