Structural Change in an Urban Industrial Region: The Northeastern Ohio Case Book

Preface

Part I: Introduction A preliminary Overview

Urban and Regional Adaptability to Structural Economic Change by Niles M. Hansen

Part II: Some Specifics on Metropolitan Labor Markets In Northeastern Ohio

Akron-Canton: A Twin Cities Solution to Structural Changes in Metropolitan Economies by David L. McKee and Richard E. Bennett

Regional Economic Development Incentives: Applications for Youngstown, Ohio by Michael Stewart

Alternative Paths to Local Economic Development: Insights into Strategies for Northeastern Ohio by Wilbur R. Thompson and Philip R Thompson

Development Under Adversity: The Importance of Services, Technology, and Labor by Thomas M. Stanback, Jr.

A New Approach to Positive Economics by William D. Gunther

Part III: Deindustrialization and Industrial Restructuring

Postindustrial Prospects for the Industrial Midwest: Can Ohio Compete? by Barry Bluestone

The Limits of Local Economic Development Programs by John M. Levy

Local Economic Development Programs and Small City Growth in Northeastern Ohio, 1970-80 by Richard Raymond and Thomas A. Pascarella

The Fiscal Implications of Industrial Restructuring: The Case of Northeastern Ohio by Roy Bahl, Dana Weist, and Wanda Shulman

Economic Development in Ohio by Marnie S. Shaul

Part IV: Some Nonacademic Perceptions

Emerging Technology and Its Impact on Regional Growth Prospects by Karen N. Horn

The Need for International Competitiveness in Ohio by Thomas H. Barrett

Part V: Conclusion

Ohio in the Regional Life Cycle: A Synthesis by R.D. Norton

Some Final Reflections on Economic Policy

Selected Bibliography

Index