The New Economic Role of American States: Strategies in a Competitive World Economy / Edition 1

by R. Scott Fosler

Overview

The growth of service and high-tech industries in recent years has dramatically altered the geographical distribution of businesses throughout America. Some states have had to attract new businesses to replace declining smokestack industries, while others have experienced the trauma of rapid economic growth. This collection of case studies of California, Massachusetts, Michigan, Tennessee, Arizona, Minnesota, and Indiana analyzes strategies and problems of economic evolution and the role of state institutions in the context of regional, national and world economic change.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195067774
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/28/1991
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.13(w) x 9.19(h) x 1.02(d)

Editorial Reviews

"A timely and revealing look at how states can help create their economic futures."—Michael S. Dukakis

"[An] excellent, informative book....A valuable basic source."—Richard P. Nathan, Public Administration Review

"All of the case studies provide fascinating histories of individual state efforts towards developing strategies in a competitive world environment."—Government Finance Review

"Makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of how state policy makers are adjusting to new economic realities. Public policy makers, businessmen, and academics alike would benefit from reading it."—Journal of Economic Literature

"Well worth the reading for serious students of regional economic development policy."—Journal of Regional Science

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