Down and Out in Ada County Coping with the Great Recession 2008-2012 |
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| Editor-In-Chief:
| Shallat, Todd
Lavitt, Melissa |
| Editor:
| Burke, Larry
Stewart, Bethann |
| Illustrator:
| Thomsen, Adele |
| Photographer:
| Ansell, Allan |
| Consultant Editor:
| Islam, Samia
Eberle, David |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9840100-7-3 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2012 |
| Publisher: | Boise State University
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $9.95 |
Book Description:
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Shockwaves of the Great Recession have hit Boise-Meridian especially hard. In an economy built mostly on housing construction, in cities where the value of housing have fallen more than 40 percent in three years, the damage is long term. Down and Out in Ada County explores the connection between hard times and sprawling suburbanization. Chapters consider the weight of hard times on employment, social services, legal aid, city budgets, education, and real estate loans. Well illustratred...
More DescriptionShockwaves of the Great Recession have hit Boise-Meridian especially hard. In an economy built mostly on housing construction, in cities where the value of housing have fallen more than 40 percent in three years, the damage is long term. Down and Out in Ada County explores the connection between hard times and sprawling suburbanization. Chapters consider the weight of hard times on employment, social services, legal aid, city budgets, education, and real estate loans. Well illustratred with photograph and charts, the book compares the Great Depression on the 1930s and Reagan Recession of 1982 to our own times.