The Fight to Save the Town - Reimagining Discarded America

A sweeping and eye-opening study of wealth inequality and the dismantling of local government in four working-class US cities that passionately argues for reinvestment in people-centered leadership and offers “a welcome reminder of what government can accomplish if given the chance” (San Francisco Chronicle).
 

About the author

Michelle Wilde Anderson is a professor of property, local government, and environmental justice at Stanford Law School. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Yale Law Journal, and other publications.

Summary

A sweeping and eye-opening study of wealth inequality and the dismantling of local government in four working-class US cities that passionately argues for reinvestment in people-centered leadership and offers “a welcome reminder of what government can accomplish if given the chance” (San Francisco Chronicle).

Product details

• Authors: Michelle Wilde Anderson
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.07.2023
• EAN: 9781501195990
• ISBN: 978-1-5011-9599-0
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 213 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 299 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / State, United States of America, USA, Urban communities, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government