Economic Development Within the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area

Economic Development Within the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area /

This book focuses on economic relationships within the eight counties in the Philadelphia Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area. Long-term economic developments, changes in socioeconomic profiles between 1960 and 1980, and patterns of employment are examined on a county by county. Special attention...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Summers, Anita A.
Other Authors: Luce, Thomas F.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
Subjects:
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic Conditions.
Economic history
Economic policy
Philadelphia Metropolitan Area (Pa.) > Economic conditions.
Philadelphia Metropolitan Area (Pa.) > Economic policy.
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia Metropolitan Area
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • List of Tables in Text
  • One. Introduction
  • Two. 1986 Update
  • Three. Overall Economic Trends in the Counties
  • Four. Shifts among the Counties in Jobs and Resident Workers, 1960-1980
  • Five. Shifts in Population among Localities: 1970-1980
  • Six. New Firm Activity and Employment Changes among the Localities in the Philadelphia Area, 1980-1983
  • Seven. Industrial Strengths of the Counties
  • Eight. High Technology in the Region
  • Nine. Intergovernmental Aid in the Philadelphia PMSA: Who Gets How Much?
  • Ten. Summary and Policy Implications
  • List of Appendices and Tables
  • Appendix A: Bibliography
  • Appendix B: Supplementary Materials to Chapters 4-9
  • Appendix C: Comparative County Data for the Philadelphia PMSA
  • Appendix D: Philadelphia PMSA Economic Statistics
  • Index

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