{"product_id":"nonprofit-neighborhoods-claire-dunning-9780226819907","title":"Nonprofit Neighborhoods: An Urban History of Inequality and the American State","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn exploration of how and why American city governments delegated the responsibility for solving urban inequality to the nonprofit sector.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nonprofits serving a range of municipal and cultural needs are now so ubiquitous in US cities, it can be difficult to envision a time when they were more limited in number, size, and influence. Turning back the clock, however, uncovers both an illuminating story of how the nonprofit sector became such a dominant force in American society, as well as a troubling one of why this growth occurred alongside persistent poverty and widening inequality. Claire Dunning's book connects these two stories in histories of race, democracy, and capitalism, revealing how the federal government funded and deputized nonprofits to help individuals in need, and in so doing avoided addressing the structural inequities that necessitated such action in the first place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNonprofit Neighborhoods\u003c\/i\u003e begins after World War II, when suburbanization, segregation, and deindustrialization inaugurated an era of urban policymaking that applied private solutions to public problems. Dunning introduces readers to the activists, corporate executives, and politicians who advocated addressing poverty and racial exclusion through local organizations, while also raising provocative questions about the politics and possibilities of social change. The lessons of \u003ci\u003eNonprofit Neighborhoods\u003c\/i\u003e exceed the bounds of Boston, where the story unfolds, providing a timely history of the shift from urban crisis to urban renaissance for anyone concerned about American inequality--past, present, or future. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Claire Dunning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226819906\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226819907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2023","brand":"Claire Dunning","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44616896413951,"sku":"9780226819907","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e7c0e9ac-d830-4ef8-aa5d-7091bad360f2.jpg?v=1703022926","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nonprofit-neighborhoods-claire-dunning-9780226819907","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}