Mentions and Appearances by Amy Liu
Amy Liu is a national expert on cities and metropolitan areas adept at translating research and insights into action on the ground. As director of the Metro Program, which Liu co-founded in 1996, she pioneered the program’s signature approach to policy and practice.
There’s a lot of anxiety now, because this election was about the heartland versus the coastal elites; we’re going to need a HUD secretary who governs both. When I think about what HUD is going to have to deal with next, it’s going to be the future of high-poverty neighborhoods, and how to deal with that not only in Baltimore but also Ferguson.
Economic growth is easy, but inclusion is harder... We need to be much more intentional about how we extend the benefits of growth and engage more people in our prosperity.
Cities and mayors need to act like businesses... and create partnerships that support the way economic development is done.
Leaders must be very intentional in raising the skills and education levels of the fastest-growing portions of our population. Our global competitiveness, our innovative capacities, will hinge on our ability to arm Latinos, Asians and African Americans with the skills and tools they need to thrive in our economy.
Exports were responsible for 46 percent of U.S. GDP growth between 2010 and 2011—which is remarkable since exports make up only 13 percent of the GDP of the U.S.
Manufacturing matters to exports, and global market access is the key to the future of manufacturing.
It's not in Americans' DNA to export. It's highly insular, but the world has changed. When we talk about where the great demand is coming from, it's going to be outside of the U.S.
The [Gulf Coast] region is well positioned to be a model of rebirth as long as it doesn't let this early progress slip.
What does the administration do from now until the five-year anniversary of the storm? It's a landmark date. It's a natural reflection point.