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Anatomy of a Metropolis

The Changing Distribution of People and Jobs within the New York Metropolitan Region
  • Edgar M. Hoover and Raymond Vernon
  • In collaboration with: Milton Abelson , Alan K. Campbell , Lionel Lerner , Harvey H. Segal , Peter Stone and Robert J. Wolfson
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 1959
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New York Metropolitan Region Study

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Vernon Raymond :

Raymond Vernon was Professor of International Affairs, Emeritus, Harvard University.

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    Frontmatter

    i
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    Foreword

    ix
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    Contents

    xiii
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    Charts

    xv
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    Tables

    xvi
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  • Part I
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    I. Cities and Suburbs

    3
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  • Part II. THE JOBS
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    2. Locational Pressures on Manufacturing

    25
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    3. The Special Manufacturing Industries

    62
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    4. The White-Collar Corps

    78
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    5. The Pursuit of Consumers

    113
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  • Part III. THE PEOPLE
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    6. Spacious Living vs. Easy Access

    127
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    7. Who Lives Where and Why

    153
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    8. Spread of the People

    183
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    9. The Jobs, the People, and the Future

    241
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  • APPENDICES
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    Appendix A. Employment Estimates

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    Appendix B. Population Estimates

    269
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    Appendix C. Factory Construction Costs at Alternative Sites

    270
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    Appendix D. Factors Influencing Variability in Construction Costs

    273
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    Appendix E. Cost of Constructing a Loft Building

    276
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    Appendix F. Computation of Tax Levels

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    Appendix G. Lists of Special Industries for Three Periods

    288
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    Appendix H. Comparative Cost of Office Space

    294
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    Appendix I. Estimating Equations for Employment in Consumer Trade and Service Lines

    296
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    Appendix J. Land-Use Measurements

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    Appendix K. Journey-to-Work Survey

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    Appendix L. Calculation of Indices of Occupational Specialization and Work-Residence Separation

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    Appendix M. Relative Income Levels of Communities by Occupational Type

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    NOTES

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    Index

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    Maps

    346
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eBook published on:
October 1, 2013
eBook ISBN:
9780674498617
Hardcover published on:
February 5, 1959
Hardcover ISBN:
9780674187535
Edition:
Reprint 2014
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Front matter:
16
Main content:
345
Illustrations:
16
Tables:
66
Other:
16 charts, 2 maps, 66 tables
https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674498617
eBook ISBN: 9780674498617
Hardcover ISBN: 9780674187535
Keywords for this book
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General; Industrial location -- New York Metropolitan Area.; City Planning.; New York Metropolitan Area -- Population.
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Professional and scholarly;
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