Equity, Growth, and Community

"As America bolts toward a more multiracial future in the face of skyrocketing inequality, local leaders are desperately seeking strategies to foster more inclusive growth. Chris Benner and Manuel Pastor's research uncovers a critical ingredient of success: diverse regional leaders coming together to build a foundation of shared knowledge and advance positive change. "-Angela Glover Blackwell, Founder and CEO, PolicyLink "This book, the latest fruit of a highly productive collaboration between two first-rate thinkers, is both immensely wise and highly practical-a must-read. Benner and Pastor blow apart simplistic ideas about collaborative problem-solving-which tend to stop at reframing or the magic of dialogue-to show how the locally driven process of generating shared knowledge, risk-taking and even productive conflict can generate real progress on the most urgent challenges our country and our communities face. "-Xavier de Souza Briggs, author of Democracy as Problem Solving: Civic Capacity in Communities across the Globe.