Friday Forum: Unequal Cities – Overcoming Anti-Urban Bias to Reduce Inequality in the United States
Friday Forum
February 24, 2023
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location
Zoom
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Download iCal FileJoin us on February 24, 2023, at noon, as we host Richard McGahey, an economist and senior fellow at the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis and the Institute on Race, Power, and Political Economy at The New School, as he discusses his new book: Unequal Cities - Overcoming Anti-Urban Bias to Reduce Inequality in the United States.
The book explores how cities can foster equitable economic growth despite a number of obstacles in their way. Drawing on economic and historical analysis as well as his extensive experience in government and philanthropy, McGahey examines the failures of public policy and conventional economic wisdom that have led to the neglect of American cities and highlights opportunities for reform. Unequal Cities features detailed case studies of New York, Detroit, and Los Angeles, tracing how their attempts to achieve greater equity foundered because of the fiscal and political constraints imposed on them. McGahey identifies key lessons about the political coalitions that can overcome anti-urban biases, arguing that alliances among unions, environmentalists, and communities of color can help cities thrive.
For more details on the book, visit: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/unequal-cities/9780231173346
Date posted
Feb 16, 2023
Date updated
Feb 16, 2023