Brother, can you spare some time? Sustaining prosperity and social inclusion in America’s metropolitan regions

Urban Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1339-1356

  Benner, Chris ^a   Pastor, Manuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

economic growth; growth spells; regional equity; resilience; social inclusion

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EDUCATION; METROPOLITAN AREA; SOCIAL INCLUSION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84925659186     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098014549127     Document Type: Article

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