The Pursuit of Economic Development : Growing Good Jobs in U.S. Cities and States

• Main Author: Gabe, Todd M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Economic policy.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Economic sociology.; Human geography.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319524764
• Physical Description: XVII, 252 p. 45 illus. online resource.

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...