Essays in Regional EconomicsJohn F. Kain, John Robert Meyer Compilation of essays on government policy and regional planning concerning developing areas in the USA - covers such topics as industrial development, industrial policy for both urban areas and rural areas surplus labour supply areas, urbanization, the employment opportunity promotion effects of new plants location (location of industry), capital flows, problems of rural poverty in Southern states, etc., and includes large-scale models for forecasting regional economic activity and descriptions of econometrics research methods. |
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National Policy for Regional Development | 21 |
Equity and Its Relation to Efficiency in Urbanization | 40 |
On the Definition of a Depressed Area | 58 |
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