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Many Americans think of their country as a welcoming "nation of immigrants," yet our communities have a long history of ambivalence toward new arrivals and racial minorities. This is often expressed through segregation by race and income. In this book, some of the nation's leading analysts and advocates show why segregation persists and how it undermines education, job prospects, and even health and safety for millions of minorities and low-income families. Calling housing "the most important invisible social policy issue in America," the book outlines and agenda to expand the geography of opportunity and assesses the political promise—and limits—of the movement for regional solutions. This project was sponsored by the Civil Rights Project at Harvard University in collaboration with Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies at the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program.
Selected Reviews
"An indespensable, comprehensive guide for changing 'the rules of the game' in America's housing markets to create an opportunity society for all. Briggs shows how and why our current strategy for handling race and class differences is 'containment plus sprawl,' making Amerca officially welcoming but 'socially gated.'"
David Rusk,
author of CITIES WITHOUT SUBURBS
"In this important and timely volume, leading experts remind us that in an era of increasing ethnic diversity and widening class gap, segregation is more central to the well-being of the nation than ever."
Douglas S. Massey,
author of AMERICAN APARTHEID
"This important new book will be an invaluable resource for progressive advocates for years to come. It puts the policy emphasis regarding the causes of inequality of opportunity in America where it belongs: housing."
Sheryll Cashin,
author of THE FAILURES OF INTEGRATION