Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Brookings Institution Press
Pages: 266
Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-8157-3488-8 • Paperback • May 2018 • $33.00 • (£25.00)
978-0-8157-3489-5 • eBook • May 2018 • $31.00 • (£25.00)
<div><p><b>Ben Hecht</b> is the president and CEO of Living Cities, a collaborative of eighteen of the world's leading foundations and financial institutions working together to fight poverty and close the racial gaps in income and wealth in America's cities.</p></div>
<div><p>Contents:</p><p>Acknowledgments</p><p>Introduction</p><p>Part I: Enabling Opportunity through Education</p><p>1. Enable High School Students to Earn Free College Degrees</p><p>2. Graduate All Enrolled College Students</p><p>3. Build a Path to a Degree for Workers on the Job</p><p>4. Fix the Education System, Cradle to Career</p><p>Part II: Increasing Income through Jobs</p><p>5. Support People Who Will Start and Grow Companies</p><p>6. Use All of the Assets of Place</p><p>Part III: Increasing Wealth through Homeownership</p><p>7. Expand Access to Homeownership</p><p>Part IV: Creating Opportunity through Access</p><p>8. Harness the Benefits of Shared-Use Mobility</p><p>9. Bring Affordable High-Speed Internet Access to Everyone</p><p>Part V: Strengthening the Civic Fabric and Our Commitment to the Greater Good</p><p>10. Foster the Effectiveness of Government</p><p>11. Deepen Individual Engagement in Government and Community</p><p>12. Enable the Long View</p><p>Epilogue</p><p>Notes</p><p>Index</p></div>