{"product_id":"locked-in-and-locked-out-benjamin-f-bobo-9780275967543","title":"Locked in and Locked Out: The Impact of Urban Land Use Policy and Market Forces on African Americans","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfrican Americans have suffered intensely at the hands of America's dominant group, but the roles played by urban planning, land use policy, and the free market are not well known. Presenting a new conceptual approach, this book considers their \u003ci\u003elocking effect\u003c\/i\u003e on African Americans, showing, for instance, that one-acre zoning and similar policies in upscale neighborhoods lock African Americans out while market mechanisms in decaying neighborhoods lock them in. Arguing that the locking effect leads to the disenfranchisement of African Americans, Bobo shows how wealth is channeled to the dominant group and African Americans' life choices are denuded, creating a volatile situation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough classical economic theory holds that a free market allocates scarce resources in the best interest of society, in reality market mechanisms do not work to the advantage of African Americans. Nor does public regulation of land use operate in their interest, although public policy is presumed to produce equitable and favorable outcomes for all members of society. This book explores how a combination of government regulation of land use and free market forces have created the locking effect, which has cultivated and sustained a process of disenfranchisement of African Americans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Benjamin F. Bobo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275967549\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275967543\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.62h x 6.44w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2002 pg. 121\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2002 pg. 1848","brand":"Benjamin F. Bobo","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47001120014591,"sku":"9780275967543","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_32bb2449-ed19-44c5-af08-3e791a2855ad.jpg?v=1751600123","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/locked-in-and-locked-out-benjamin-f-bobo-9780275967543","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}