The rise and fall of urban economies : lessons from San Francisco and Los Angeles /
Storper, Michael,
The rise and fall of urban economies : lessons from San Francisco and Los Angeles / Michael Storper, Thomas Kemeny, Naji Philip Makarem, and Taner Osman. - 1 online resource : illustrations, maps - Innovation and technology in the world economy . - Innovation and technology in the world economy. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The divergent development of urban regions -- Divergent development : the conceptual challenge -- The motor of divergence : high-wage or low-wage specialization -- The role of labor in divergence : quality of workers or quality of jobs? -- Economic specialization : pathways to change -- Economic development policies : their role in economic divergence -- Beliefs and worldviews in economic development : to which club do we belong? -- Seeing the landscape : the relational infrastructure of regions -- Connecting the dots : what caused divergence? -- Shaping economic development : policies and strategies -- Improving analysis of urban regions : methods and models.
Today, the Bay Area is home to the most successful knowledge economy in America, while Los Angeles has fallen progressively farther behind its neighbour to the north and a number of other American metropolises. Yet, in 1970, experts would have predicted that L.A. would outpace San Francisco in population, income, economic power, and influence. The usual factors used to explain urban growth - luck, immigration, local economic policies, and the pool of skilled labour - do not account for the contrast between the two cities and their fates. So what does? This book challenges many of the conventional notions about economic development and sheds new light on its workings.
English.
9780804796026 (electronic bk.) 0804796025 (electronic bk.)
40025181471 10.1515/9780804796026 doi
22573/ctvqrm2mv JSTOR
2015014231
Economic development--California--San Francisco Bay Area.
Economic development--California--Los Angeles Metropolitan Area.
Développement économique--Californie--San Francisco, Région de la baie de.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Economics--General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Reference.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Development--Economic Development.
Economic development.
Economic history.
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)--Economic conditions.
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (Calif.)--Economic conditions.
California--Los Angeles Metropolitan Area.
California--San Francisco Bay Area.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
HC107.C22 / S76 2015eb
330.9494/61
The rise and fall of urban economies : lessons from San Francisco and Los Angeles / Michael Storper, Thomas Kemeny, Naji Philip Makarem, and Taner Osman. - 1 online resource : illustrations, maps - Innovation and technology in the world economy . - Innovation and technology in the world economy. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The divergent development of urban regions -- Divergent development : the conceptual challenge -- The motor of divergence : high-wage or low-wage specialization -- The role of labor in divergence : quality of workers or quality of jobs? -- Economic specialization : pathways to change -- Economic development policies : their role in economic divergence -- Beliefs and worldviews in economic development : to which club do we belong? -- Seeing the landscape : the relational infrastructure of regions -- Connecting the dots : what caused divergence? -- Shaping economic development : policies and strategies -- Improving analysis of urban regions : methods and models.
Today, the Bay Area is home to the most successful knowledge economy in America, while Los Angeles has fallen progressively farther behind its neighbour to the north and a number of other American metropolises. Yet, in 1970, experts would have predicted that L.A. would outpace San Francisco in population, income, economic power, and influence. The usual factors used to explain urban growth - luck, immigration, local economic policies, and the pool of skilled labour - do not account for the contrast between the two cities and their fates. So what does? This book challenges many of the conventional notions about economic development and sheds new light on its workings.
English.
9780804796026 (electronic bk.) 0804796025 (electronic bk.)
40025181471 10.1515/9780804796026 doi
22573/ctvqrm2mv JSTOR
2015014231
Economic development--California--San Francisco Bay Area.
Economic development--California--Los Angeles Metropolitan Area.
Développement économique--Californie--San Francisco, Région de la baie de.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Economics--General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Reference.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Development--Economic Development.
Economic development.
Economic history.
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)--Economic conditions.
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (Calif.)--Economic conditions.
California--Los Angeles Metropolitan Area.
California--San Francisco Bay Area.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
HC107.C22 / S76 2015eb
330.9494/61