This dissertation investigates the scope and historical origins of the institutional contexts
behind the income divergence of the Bay Area and Southern California between 1980 and …

The fact that patterns of economic development of communities and regions are directly
influenced by organizational and corporate characteristics of underlying economic activities …

The research is a case study of local leadership and decision-making in Harvey, Illinois, an
industrial suburb which now has a predominantly black population. Three themes are …

A couple of years ago, Nigel Thrift (1985) lamented the parochial nature of research on the
British urban and regional system. Thrift documented the ways that the British economy (its …

Fulton explore the urban containment policies of Ventura County, whose voters have drawn
growth boundaries around almost all its cities. They contend that ballot-box zoning allows …

THIS ARTICLE DEFINES major political and demographic characteristics of an economically
underdeveloped region—he Lower Mississippi Delta. It focuses on the relationship of the …

The local industry mix provides the conventional framework within which a city's economic
position and prospects are evaluated and its redevelopment is planned. The industrial …

Introduction he problems of regional development in Canada have in many ways presaged
T the more widespread industrial crisis which has now reached into the very heartland of …

One of the best known efforts was reported by Hofferbert in 1968. Using factor analysis and
21 variables, Hofferbert identified two stable and internally consistent socioeconomic …

In an increasingly competitive global economy, locality remains an important locus of action.
Shifts in the role of the nation state--toward acquiescence to capital, and shifts in the …