The Information Economy and American Cities
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The Information Economy and American Cities

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eBook - ePub

The Information Economy and American Cities

About this book

How can metropolitan regions remain prosperous and competitive in a rapidly changing economy? Challenging some long-standing assumptions, Matthew Drennan argues that those regions that have invested heavily in the information economy have done much better than those that continue to rely on manufacturing and industry as their base. Moreover, he contends, the benefits of that growth reach the urban working poor, earlier reports to the contrary notwithstanding.

The Information Economy and American Cities provides a wealth of rigorously analyzed econometric data which will be of great value to economists, planners, and policymakers concerned with the future of America's metropolitan areas. Additional supporting data will be made available online. Not just another glib cheer for the information economy, this book provides the kind of hard evidence needed to advocate effectively for change.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. List of Tables and Figures
  7. Preface and Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction
  9. 1. Describing the Elephant: The Information Sector
  10. 2. Emergence of the Information Sector
  11. 3. The Information Sector in Metropolitan Economies
  12. 4. Metropolitan Income and Growth: The Roles of Specialization, Size, and Human Capital
  13. 5. Income Convergence and Poverty in Metropolitan Areas
  14. 6. Conclusion and Policy Recommendations
  15. Appendix
  16. References
  17. Index