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Countering the Geography of Discontent
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Countering the Geography of Discontent

Strategies for Left-Behind Places


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  • Eye Opening

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The election of Donald J. Trump to the US presidency in 2016 highlighted the stark cultural and economic disparities between small-town, rural America and the country’s thriving, cosmopolitan urban centers. These new social and economic realities result from long-term economic trends instigated by the digital revolution, a group of Brookings Institution scholars explains. The authors outline a set of federal economic policies that can help left-behind regions catch up. This eye-opening and well-written report will be of interest to policy makers, political activists and anybody concerned about the rise of populist discontent.

Take-Aways

  • America has become deeply divided between large, cosmopolitan cities with thriving economies and culturally more homogenous rural areas that have seen their economies stagnate.
  • Since the digital revolution started in the 1980s, job growth in the United States has mainly benefited well-educated and digitally savvy professionals in metropolitan centers. 
  • A combination of “people-based” and “place-based” policies can empower left-behind areas in the United States to take part in the digital economy. 

About the Authors

Clara Hendrickson, Mark Muro, and William A. Galston are researchers at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. 


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