INTRODUCTION

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. ABOUT THIS BOOK vii
3. Contents xiii
4. PART I. GENERAL PROBLEMS
5. INTRODUCTION 3
6. CHAPTER 1. FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES 7
7. CHAPTER 2. THE OLDER ECONOMIC REGION* 32
8. CHAPTER 3. THE EMERGENCE OF NEW ENGLAND AS A PROBLEM AREA 40
9. CHAPTER 4. WHAT AILS NEW ENGLAND? 47
10. CHAPTER 5. THE LONGER HISTORICAL VIEW: EARLIER COMMENTS AND DIAGNOSES 55
11. CHAPTER 6. STATE AND LOCAL DIFFERENCES 65
12. CHAPTER 7. NORTH VERSUS SOUTH 75
13. PART II. EXTERNAL RELATIONS OF THE NEW ENGLAND ECONOMY
14. INTRODUCTION 89
15. CHAPTER 8. NEW ENGLAND'S BALANCING OF ACCOUNTS 91
16. CHAPTER 9. THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS OF NEW ENGLAND, PREWAR AND POSTWAR 99
17. CHAPTER 1O. TREASURY DRAINS 104
18. CHAPTER 11. NEW ENGLAND'S STAKE IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE 115
19. PART III. LABOR AND RELATED COSTS
20. INTRODUCTION 123
21. CHAPTER 12. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF COSTS 125
22. CHAPTER 13. LABOR SUPPLY 132
23. CHAPTER 14. LABOR COSTS 136
24. CHAPTER 15. PRODUCTIVITY 145
25. CHAPTER 16. VARIATIONS IN THE COST OF LIVING 156
26. CHAPTER 17. LEGISLATION AND ECONOMIC MIGRATION 159
27. CHAPTER 18. UNIONIZATION AND STRIKES 171
28. PART IV. FISCAL POLICY
29. INTRODUCTION 181
30. CHAPTER 19. TAXES 183
31. CHAPTER 20. THE PROBLEM OF MASSACHUSETTS' FISCAL POSITION 203
32. PART V. FUEL COSTS AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
33. INTRODUCTION 223
34. CHAPTER 21. FUEL, POWER, AND RIVER DEVELOPMENT 225
35. CHAPTER 22. THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY 240
36. PART VI. MARKETS, TRANSPORTATION, AND RAW MATERIALS
37. INTRODUCTION 253
38. CHAPTER 23. TRANSPORTATION AND LOCATION 255
39. CHAPTER 24. AN IRON AND STEEL MILL FOR NEW ENGLAND 266
40. PART VII. INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE
41. INTRODUCTION 277
42. CHAPTER 25. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND ECONOMIC STRUCTURE 279
43. CHAPTER 26. TEXTILES, SHOES, AND OTHER EMPLOYMENTS 288
44. CHAPTER 27. CONCLUDING REMARKS 304
45. INDEX 309