Scott W. Allard Place and Poverty in the United States

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    • About Scott W. Allard
    • Academic CV
    • Brookings Metro Policy Program Expert Page
    • UW Faculty Webpage
  • Books
    • Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty
      • Featured in National Center for Children in Poverty’s (NCCP) November 2017 Online Book Club
      • Click here to Order
      • Introduction
      • Places in Need – Online Technical Appendix
      • Media Coverage of Places in Need
      • Book Launch Event – July 20th
    • Out of Reach: Place, Poverty, and the New American Welfare State
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  • Projects & Affiliations
    • The Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program
    • Multi-City Survey of Social Service Providers (MSSSP)
    • Rural Survey of Social Service Providers (RSSSP)
    • The Minimum Wage Study
    • Family Self-Sufficiency and Stability Research Consortium (FSSRC)
  • Professional Experience
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    • Op-Eds and Blog Posts
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About
    About Scott W. Allard
    Academic CV
    Brookings Metro Policy Program Expert Page
    UW Faculty Webpage
Books
    Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty
    Featured in National Center for Children in Poverty's (NCCP) November 2017 Online Book Club
    Click here to Order
    Introduction
    Places in Need - Online Technical Appendix
    Media Coverage of Places in Need
    Book Launch Event - July 20th
    Out of Reach: Place, Poverty, and the New American Welfare State
Papers
    Articles
    Book Chapters & Monographs
    Briefs and Reports
    Working Papers
Projects & Affiliations
    The Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program
    Multi-City Survey of Social Service Providers (MSSSP)
    Rural Survey of Social Service Providers (RSSSP)
    The Minimum Wage Study
    Family Self-Sufficiency and Stability Research Consortium (FSSRC)
Professional Experience
Media
    Op-Eds and Blog Posts
    Select Media Coverage

Scott W. Allard Place and Poverty in the United States

  • About
    • About Scott W. Allard
    • Academic CV
    • Brookings Metro Policy Program Expert Page
    • UW Faculty Webpage
  • Books
    • Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty
      • Featured in National Center for Children in Poverty’s (NCCP) November 2017 Online Book Club
      • Click here to Order
      • Introduction
      • Places in Need – Online Technical Appendix
      • Media Coverage of Places in Need
      • Book Launch Event – July 20th
    • Out of Reach: Place, Poverty, and the New American Welfare State
  • Papers
    • Articles
    • Book Chapters & Monographs
    • Briefs and Reports
    • Working Papers
  • Projects & Affiliations
    • The Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program
    • Multi-City Survey of Social Service Providers (MSSSP)
    • Rural Survey of Social Service Providers (RSSSP)
    • The Minimum Wage Study
    • Family Self-Sufficiency and Stability Research Consortium (FSSRC)
  • Professional Experience
  • Media
    • Op-Eds and Blog Posts
    • Select Media Coverage
Commentary

Finding Relief from the Rising Tide of Income Inequality

January 12, 2018by Scott W. AllardNo Comments

The news cycle at the end of last week highlighted the persistent “rising tide” of inequality cast over the U.S. economy.  Persistent reporting of the facts about the widening gap between the very wealthy and the rest of society leads to statements more commonly used to describe sea level rise and climate change: The forces of income inequality are becoming stronger with more intense and extreme consequences. As I argue in an op-ed at The Hill, it appears that there are no solutions forthcoming at the federal level – in fact, federal policy coming from Washington is likely to make things worse. Instead, as often is the case with innovative climate policy action, we need to look to states and local communities for promising solutions to rising inequality in the coming years.

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