The Price of Paradise: The Costs of Inequality and a Vision for a More Equitable America
"Through clear and evocative prose,The Price of Paradisemakes the movement for regional equity accessible to the broader public and all those hurt by the disadvantages of regional inequality.It is a clear call for a better and more unified America."-Myron Orfield,author ofAmerican Metropolitics: The New Suburban Reality"David Troutt'sThe Price of Paradiseis a careful analysis and also a personal, passionate critique of the widely held assumptions that have helped generate metropolitan inequity in the United States.The critique and analysis are written in an engaging and readable style, and they are powerful and persuasive. This is a book everyone should read, because the lives of all Americans are structured by the inequities Troutt describes and seeks to overcome." -Gerald Frug,author ofCity Bound: How States Stifle Urban Innovation"Troutt definitively demonstrates why no community is an island, and why caring about those people in the neighborhoods on the other side of the tracks can be the best move you could make to secure your own economic future.Troutt's chapter on remaking communities through metropolitan equity should be required reading for policymakers, activists and urban economists alike."-Daria Roithmayr,author ofReproducing Racism: How Everyday Choices Lock in White Advantage"A rare and compelling account of how local governance practices produce racial inequality at every level of American life—and of what we can do about it. Ambitious but pragmatic, thePrice of Paradiseoffers fresh and concrete ideas for solving the most entrenched social problem in American history."-Devon Carbado,co-author ofActing White?Rethinking Race in "Post-Racial" America"A forcefully presented eye-opener sure to provoke controversy as well as interest."-Kirkus,