Overview / R. Scott Fosler -- Massachusetts / Ronald F. Ferguson and Helen F. Ladd -- Michigan / John E. Jackson -- Tennessee / Timothy J. Bartik -- California / Douglas C. Henton and Steven A. Waldhorn -- Arizona / Larry Landry --Indiana / Charles R. Warren -- Ted Kolderie and William A. Blazar -- Conclusion / R. Scott Fosler
Summary
The growth of service and high-tech industries in recent years has dramatically altered the geographical distribution of businesses throughout America. Some states have had to attract new businesses to replace declining smokestack industries, while others have experienced the trauma of rapid economic growth. This collection of case studies of California, Massachusetts, Michigan, Tennessee, Arizona, Minnesota, and Indiana analyzes strategies and problems of economic evolution and the role of state institutions in the context of regional, national and world economic change
Analysis
Regional economics
United States
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-358) and index