Destin Jenkins, “The Bonds of Inequality in Modern America,” in conversation with Zephyr L. Frank
Date
Wed November 15, 2023
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Event Sponsor
Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity
Location
Building 360, Conference Room
Destin Jenkins, “The Bonds of Inequality in Modern America,” in conversation with Zephyr L. Frank
November 15 | 4 - 6pm | Building 360, Conference Room
Scholars have traced the roots of 20th century inequality by looking everywhere but the municipal bond market. With San Francisco as its focal point, The Bonds of Inequality re-situates the history of post-World War II urban development and economic growth in previously unexplored national financial networks, and it reveals how racial inequalities were critically tied to the municipal bond market. The upshot is an account of the outsized power of unfamiliar institutions in distorting democratic freedoms and life chances within indebted municipalities.