Countering the Geography of Discontent
Strategies for Left-Behind Places
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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.
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About the Authors
Clara Hendrickson, Mark Muro, and William A. Galston are researchers at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC.
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