Post-Industrial Philadelphia : Structural Changes in the Metropolitan Economy

Janice Fanning Madden, William J. Stull

The fourth report of the Temple-Penn Philadelphia Economic Monitoring Project, continues the work of the Wharton Philadelphia Economic Monitoring Project, which began in 1984. This volume examines the manufacturing and service industries that have experienced employment growth in the region. Through detailed analysis of changes in the quantity, quality, and location of employment for specific industries in manufacturing, in producer services, in health care services, and in research and development activities, the authors explain why industries grew and asses their potential for further expansion.

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Year of publication:	[2016]
Authors:	Stull, William J.
Other Persons:	Madden, Janice Fanning (contributor)
Publisher:	Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press
Subject:	Philadelphia (Pa., Region) \| Philadelphia (Pa., region) \| Wirtschaftsförderung \| Regional business growth programme \| Städtischer Arbeitsmarkt \| Urban labour market \| Strukturwandel \| Structural change \| 1970-1987
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Extent:	1 online resource
Series:	Anniversary Collection
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web Frontmatter -- -- Contents -- -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- -- List of Tables in Text -- -- List of Figures in Text -- -- One. Introduction -- -- Two. 1989 Update -- -- Three. The Restructuring of Manufacturing within the Philadelphia Region -- -- Four. The Emergence of a Producer Service Economy in the Philadelphia PMSA -- -- Five. Growth and Change in Health Care Employment within the Metropolitan Area -- -- Six. Research and Development in Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area -- -- Seven. Linkages between Industries in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area: An Input-Output Analysis -- -- Eight. Policy Overview -- -- List of Appendices and Appendix Tables -- -- Appendix A. Bibliography -- -- Appendix B. Supplementary Materials to Chapters 2-7 -- -- Appendix C. Comparative Industry Data -- -- Appendix D. Philadelphia PMSA Economic Statistics -- -- Index In English
ISBN:	978-1-5128-0791-2 ; 978-0-8122-8218-4
Other identifiers:	10.9783/9781512807912 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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