North Carolina beyond the connected age : the Tar Heel state in 2050 / Michael L. Walden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walden, Michael L. (Michael Leonard), 1951- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industries.

Economic conditions.

North Carolina--Economic conditions--21st century.

North Carolina.

Industries--North Carolina.

Labor supply--North Carolina.

Labor supply.

Economic history.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 176 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Tar Heel state in 2050

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2017]

Summary:

"North Carolina has been one of the nation's fastest growing states in the last fifty years, and during that time tremendous changes have come to the state's people, industries, jobs, places, environment, and government. Much of this change resulted from the information and technology revolution, which connected the state to the country and the world. We are now moving beyond the connected age--to a new era of living, production, and work--with both new challenges and new opportunities. What will these new transformations mean for North Carolina's people, places, and prosperity? How will the state's population change? What industries will drive the state's economy at mid-century? Will there be enough jobs for workers, and what kinds of jobs? Where and how will we live, and how will we move? How will educational institutions need to adapt and transform to meet the needs of the new economy and workplace? What fuels will power us, and can we find ways to protect the environment?"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781469635712

1469635712

9781469635729

1469635720

OCLC:

974795976