On the Definition of a Depressed Area

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents vii
4. The Authors ix
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I: The Objectives of Regional Development Policy
7. National Policy for Regional Development 21
8. Equity and Its Relation to Efficiency in Urbanization 40
9. On the Definition of a Depressed Area 58
10. Part II: The Impact of Industrial Development
11. Regional Development and Science-Based Industry 107
12. Defense Spending and Policies for Labor-Surplus Areas 137
13. Local Labor Market Effects of New Plant Locations 161
14. Part III: Regional Growth and Capital Flows
15. Growth and Capital Movements Among United States Regions in the Postwar Period 189
16. An Introduction and Overview of Regional Money Capital Markets 218
17. Part IV: Special Problems of Southern Development
18. The North’s Stake in Southern Rural Poverty 243
19. Some Economic Factors in Southern Backwardness in the Nineteenth Century 279
20. Part V: Regional Models
21. Large-Scale Models for Forecasting Regional Economic Activity: A Survey 309
22. The Determinants of Industrial Growth at the County Level: An Econometric Analysis 352
23. APPENDIX A: Estimation Procedures for Resource-based and Transportation Industries 395
24. Index 403