Increasing rent prices have left many families struggling to make ends meet, fearing homelessness or displacement.
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The USC Price Center for Social Innovation brings an interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral approach to social innovation research. Through relevant, rigorous research, Price Center faculty explore a variety of topics that seek to inform and advance new models of equity and opportunity for low-income children and families.
Individual & Social Strategies to Mitigate the Risks & Expand Opportunities of an Aging America
Daedalus
Year: 2015
Increasing life expectancy offers the potential benefit of additional years of productivity and engagement to both individuals and society as a whole. However, it also carries substantial risks. For many, advanced age brings increased disease and disability (including cognitive impairment), … Continue reading
Collaboration, Conflict, and Community Building at the Regional Scale: Implications for Advocacy Planning
Journal of Planning Education and Research
Year: 2015
Some see the regional equity perspective as placing undue emphasis on intersectoral cooperation and the complementarity between growth and equity. Is regional equity a departure from an Advocacy Planning paradigm in which values are central, justice is key, and decision-making … Continue reading
Stepping Up: An empirical analysis of the use of social innovation in response to an economic recession
Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy & Society
Year: 2015
Categorising organisations as either for-profit or nonprofit is a false dichotomy as existing for-profit firms are becoming more socially conscience while nonprofits are adopting profit-making activities to ensure their viability. This paper conceptualises the array of social practices as a … Continue reading
Place Based Initiatives in the Context of Public Policy and the Market: Moving to Higher Ground
Year: 2015
This monograph represents the culmination of a year long inquiry into the state of place-based initiatives. It draws upon the contributions of a cross-section of the foremost thought leaders in this field, many of whom have spent their entire careers … Continue reading
Mexican American Mobility: An Exploration of Wealth Accumulation Trajectories
Social Forces
Year: 2015
Mexican Americans are a large group whose mobility patterns can provide important insight into immigrant assimilation processes. It is well known that Mexicans have not attained economic parity with whites, but considerable debate exists about the degree to which Mexican … Continue reading