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Title The Pursuit of Economic Development [electronic resource] : Growing Good Jobs in U.S. Cities and States / by Todd M. Gabe.

Descript. XVII, 252 pages 45 illustrations : online resource.
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Contents 1. Growth of U.S. Good Jobs -- 2. Low Costs and the Growth of Good U.S. Jobs -- 3. Winning Industries and the Growth of Good U.S. Jobs -- 4. Human Capital and the Growth of Good U.S. Jobs -- 5. Small Businesses and the Growth of Good U.S. Jobs -- 6. Technology and the Growth of Good U.S. Jobs -- 7. Amenities and the Growth of Good U.S. Jobs -- 8. New Products, Residents and Housingand the Growth of Good U.S. Jobs -- 9. Economic Development in the United States.
Summary This book addresses the challenge of securing high-paying jobs for American workers. It examines the impacts of a wide range of state and local characteristicssuch as low taxes, high-skilled workforce, reliance on manufacturing, and even nice weatheron the economic development of U.S. regions. The author provides a detailed account for each factors impact on the growth of good jobs. The research focuses on U.S. metropolitan areas and states, tracking employment and income change in these regions from 1990 to the near present. While providing numerous best principles for state and regional policy, the author uncovers the keys to supporting high-paying U.S. jobs in an important book that will prove invaluable to elected officials, economic development practitioners, and students interested in the pursuit of economic development. .
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Notes Springer eBooks
Subject Social sciences.
Economic policy.
Regional economics.
Spatial economics.
Economics -- Sociological aspects.
Human geography.
Other Author SpringerLink (Online service)
ISBN 9783319524764
ISBN/ISSN 10.1007/978-3-319-52476-4 doi
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