LEADER 03817nam 22006014a 450 001 9910826140203321 005 20240410153514.0 010 $a0-8157-9821-0 035 $a(CKB)111087027971440 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000166052 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11151621 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000166052 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10146494 035 $a(PQKB)10607765 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3004309 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3004309 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10026239 035 $a(OCoLC)53482741 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087027971440 100 $a20011026d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGrowth and convergence in metropolitan America$b[electronic resource] /$fJanet Rothenberg Pack 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cBrookings Institution Press$dc2002 215 $axvii, 214 p., [24] p. of plates $cill. (some col.), col. maps 225 1 $aBrookings metro series 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8157-0247-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 197-203) and indexes. 327 $aMajor shifts in population and economic activity -- Interregional differences : characteristics and explanations -- Socioeconomic characteristics and growth -- Estimating growth -- Behind the growth equations -- Regional policy. 330 $aWhile the suburbs of most metropolitan areas are wealthier than their urban counterparts, rapid regional growth can improve the welfare of both city and suburb, according to a new book from Janet Rothenberg Pack. In Growth and Convergence in Metropolitan America, Pack identifies growth trends that have contributed to the convergence of welfare among regions. Pack analyzes demographic, social, and economic data from 277 metropolitan areas in the northeastern, midwestern, southern, and western United States between 1960 and 1990. Her analysis reveals a strong connection between regional growth and improved socioeconomic vitality. She finds little connection between population growth--the focus of many previous studies--and well-being, but a strong connection between per capita income growth and well-being. Moreover, there has been a major change in the factors associated with economic growth between the 1970s and 1980s. In the latter decade, the importance of an educated labor force and major universities have assumed major importance. This appears likely to have continued to be true in the 1990s. While current urban policy has focused on intra-metropolitan cooperation as the key to improving conditions in declining or slow-growing urban areas, Pack's analysis emphasizes the major differences among the larger regions of the country--both their cities and suburbs. From this perspective, national policies, both macro-economic policy and the progressive income tax, appear to be the most effective influences promoting regional convergence and improving the socio-economic well-being of both city and suburban residents. 410 0$aBrookings metro series. 606 $aRegional disparities$zUnited States 606 $aMetropolitan areas$xEconomic aspects 606 $aCities and towns$zUnited States$xGrowth 607 $aUnited States$xPopulation$xEconomic aspects 607 $aUnited States$xEconomic policy 615 0$aRegional disparities 615 0$aMetropolitan areas$xEconomic aspects. 615 0$aCities and towns$xGrowth. 676 $a330.973/009173/2 700 $aPack$b Janet Rothenberg$01625154 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910826140203321 996 $aGrowth and convergence in metropolitan America$94028875 997 $aUNINA