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The information economy and American cities / Matthew P. Drennan.
Lippincott Library HC110.I55 D73 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Drennan, Matthew P., 1937-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Information technology--Economic aspects--United States.
- Information technology.
- Information technology--Economic aspects.
- United States.
- Metropolitan areas--United States.
- Metropolitan areas.
- United States--Economic conditions--1981-2001.
- Economic conditions.
- United States--Economic conditions--1971-1981.
- United States--Economic conditions--1961-1971.
- Urban economics.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 153 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.
- Summary:
- How can metropolitan regions remain prosperous and competitive in a rapidly changing economy? Challenging some long-standing assumptions, Matthew Drennan argues that those regions that have invested heavily in the information economy have done much better than those that continue to rely on manufacturing and industry as their base. Moreover, he contends, the benefits of that growth reach the urban working poor, earlier reports to the contrary notwithstanding.
- "The Information Economy and American Cities" provides a wealth of rigorously analyzed econometric data which will be of great value to economists, planners, and policymakers concerned with the future of America's metropolitan areas. Additional supporting data will be made available online. Not just another glib cheer for the information economy, this book provides the kind of hard evidence needed to advocate effectively for change.
- Contents:
- 1 Describing the Elephant: The Information Sector 15
- 2 Emergence of the Information Sector 28
- 3 The Information Sector in Metropolitan Economies 55
- 4 Metropolitan Income and Growth: The Roles of Specialization, Size, and Human Capital 83
- 5 Income Convergence and Poverty in Metropolitan Areas 112
- 6 Conclusion and Policy Recommendations 130.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [141]-147) and index.
- ISBN:
- 080186934X
- OCLC:
- 47791125
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