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The Information economy and American cities / Matthew P. Drennan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Drennan, Matthew P., 1937-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Information technology--Economic aspects--United States.
- Information technology.
- Metropolitan areas--United States.
- Metropolitan areas.
- Urban economics.
- United States--Economic conditions--1981-2001.
- United States.
- United States--Economic conditions--1971-1981.
- United States--Economic conditions--1961-1971.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (170 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, c2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Not just another glib cheer for the information economy, this book provides the kind of hard evidence needed to advocate effectively for change.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Introduction 1
- 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:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-147) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8018-7536-6
- OCLC:
- 70751948
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