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Contributes highly targeted, empirical research on regional economic development strategies that work
Enriches understanding of widely-used economic development strategies with “real-world” analysis
Provides both a valuable guide for studied practitioners and policymakers, and an excellent introduction for students interested in regional economics
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
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 characteristics—such as low taxes, high-skilled workforce, reliance on manufacturing, and even nice weather—on the economic development of U.S. regions. The author provides a detailed account for each factor’s 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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Authors and Affiliations
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University of Maine , Orono, USA
Todd M. Gabe
About the author
Todd Gabe is Professor of Economics at the University of Maine, USA. He is an expert in state and regional economic development, with a focus on occupational-based approaches. Dr. Gabe has graduate degrees from The Ohio State University and the University of Minnesota. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife and son.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Pursuit of Economic Development
Book Subtitle: Growing Good Jobs in U.S. Cities and States
Authors: Todd M. Gabe
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52476-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-52475-7Published: 03 May 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84910-2Published: 08 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-52476-4Published: 21 April 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 252
Number of Illustrations: 45 b/w illustrations
Topics: Human Geography, Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology, Regional/Spatial Science, Economic Policy