The new regional economies : the U.S. common market and the global economy / William R. Barnes, Larry C. Ledebur.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barnes, William R.

Contributor:

Ledebur, Larry C.

Series:

Cities & planning series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic conditions.

Regional disparities.

United States--Economic conditions--1981---Regional disparities.

United States.

Intergovernmental fiscal relations--United States.

Intergovernmental fiscal relations.

Regional economics.

Competition, International.

Physical Description:

xvi, 191 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [1998]

Summary:

The politics and economics of the United States are wedded in the political economy of the nation state and the nationalist economic policies. This nationalist paradigm' is, however, showing the following signs of fatigue: the role of the nation state is diminishing as the economy globalizes; US national accounting systems are less effective, technology forces change; trading blocs are emerging; there is less control of exchange rates; regional economies are restructuring; and competitive environments are changing. This book proposes that political jurisdictions are not economies but polities, and explores the complex and important economic implications of this thesis.

Contents:

Introduction and overview

The nation as economy : triumph of a faulty paradigm

The economic region

The internal interdependence of regions

Business cycles and local economies

Economic federalism and the new political economy

The regional economic commons

The global commons

Intergovernmental roles in economic policy making

Policy and governance for the regional economic commons

The United States common market: policy and governance

Afterword : the challenge and the opportunity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0761909389

0761909397

OCLC:

36548823