| Description |
1 online resource (246 pages) |
| Series |
Innovation and Technology in the World E |
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Innovation and Technology in the World E
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| Contents |
Inventing San Diego -- The invention of a 20th century city : the rise of the martial metropolis -- The post-war reinvention of the martial metropolis : building the foundation of R & D to serve the Cold-War economy -- San Diego's economy comes of age, 1969-1984 -- Connecting science and business : San Diego's next reinvention -- Innovative, evolutionary San Diego |
| Summary |
Formerly prosperous cities across the United States, struggling to keep up with an increasingly global economy and the continued decline of post-war industries like manufacturing, face the issue of how to adapt to today's knowledge economy. In Invention and Reinvention, authors Mary Walshok and Abraham Shragge chronicle San Diego's transformation from a small West Coast settlement to a booming military metropolis and then to a successful innovation hub. This instructive story of a second-tier city that transformed its core economic identity can serve as a rich case and a model for similar reg |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-209) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Technological innovations -- San Diego -- History
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference.
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Economic history
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Technological innovations
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| SUBJECT |
San Diego (Calif.) -- Economic conditions
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| Subject |
California -- San Diego
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Shragge, Abraham
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| ISBN |
9780804788885 |
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080478888X |
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