Fighting for a foothold : how government and markets undermine Black middle-class suburbia / Angela Simms.
| Author/creator | Simms, Angela author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2026] |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | xxiv, 309 pages : black & white illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | List of Illustrations -- About the Author -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Suburban Black Middle Class in Sociohistorical [sic] and Geographic Context -- Chapter 1. Racial and Fiscal Subordination and Public Goods and Services Provision in Prince George's County -- Chapter 2. Converging Fiscal Constraints and Relative Regional Burden in the Washington D.C., Metropolitan Area -- Chapter 3. Fiscal Subordination Fallout: Prince George's County's Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Deliberations and Allocations -- Chapter 4. Prince George's County's Fiscal Distress and K-12 Public Schools - |
| Contents | Chapter 5. The Pursuit of Private Investment in a Context of White Domination and Anti-Black Racism -- Chapter 6. Conclusion: Envisioning Institutions for All Americans' Flourishing -- Appendix 1. Demographics of Fifty-Eight Prince George's County Respondents -- Appendix 2. Respondent Interview Guides -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
| Abstract | Prince George's County, Maryland, is a suburban jurisdiction in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area and is home to the highest concentration of Black middle-class residents in the United States.As such, it is well positioned to overcome White domination and anti-Black racism and their social and economic consequences. Yet Prince George's does not raise tax revenue sufficient to provide consistent high-quality public goods and services. In Fighting for a Foothold, sociologist Angela Simms examines the factors contributing to Prince George's financial troubles. Simms draws on two years of observations of Prince George's County's budget and policy development processes, interviews with nearly 60 Prince George's leaders and residents, and budget and policy analysis for Prince George's County and its two Whiter, wealthier neighbors, Montgomery County, Maryland, and Fairfax County, Virginia. She argues legacy and ongoing government policies and business practices--such as federal mortgage insurance policy prior to 1968, local government reliance on property taxes, and private investment patterns--have resulted in disparities in wealth accumulation between Black and White Americans, not only for individuals and families but local jurisdictions as well. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9780871548252 |
| ISBN | 0871548259 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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