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The Boston renaissance : race, space, and economic change in an American metropolis /

"In this book, Barry Bluestone and Mary Huff Stevenson analyze the economic, geographic, and demographic transformations that lie behind Boston's remarkable rebirth." "Boston's renaissance remains incomplete, and the authors recommend a range of workable policies to ensure t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bluestone, Barry (Editor ), Stevenson, Mary Huff, 1945- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 2000.
Colección:Multi city study of urban inequality.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Greater Boston in transition
  • The demographic revolution: from white ethnocentric to multicultural
  • The industrial revolution: from mill-based to mind-based industries
  • The spatial revolution: from hub to metropolis
  • Who we are: how families fare in Greater Boston today
  • What do Boston-Area residents think of one another? / Michael Massagli
  • Residential preferences and segreagtion / Michael Massagli
  • The labor market: how workers with limited schooling are faring in Greater Boston
  • The impact of human, social, and cultural capital on job slots and wages
  • What do Boston area emploers seek in their workers? / Philip Moss and Chriss Tilly
  • Sharing the fruits of Greater Boston's renaissance.