The Economics of New England : Case Study of an Older Area

Frontmatter -- ABOUT THIS BOOK -- Contents -- PART I. GENERAL PROBLEMS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1. FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES -- CHAPTER 2. THE OLDER ECONOMIC REGION* -- CHAPTER 3. THE EMERGENCE OF NEW ENGLAND AS A PROBLEM AREA -- CHAPTER 4. WHAT AILS NEW ENGLAND? -- CHAPTER 5. THE LONGER HISTORICAL VIEW: EARLIER COMMENTS AND DIAGNOSES -- CHAPTER 6. STATE AND LOCAL DIFFERENCES -- CHAPTER 7. NORTH VERSUS SOUTH -- PART II. EXTERNAL RELATIONS OF THE NEW ENGLAND ECONOMY -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 8. NEW ENGLAND'S BALANCING OF ACCOUNTS -- CHAPTER 9. THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS OF NEW ENGLAND, PREWAR AND POSTWAR -- CHAPTER 1O. TREASURY DRAINS -- CHAPTER 11. NEW ENGLAND'S STAKE IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE -- PART III. LABOR AND RELATED COSTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 12. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF COSTS -- CHAPTER 13. LABOR SUPPLY -- CHAPTER 14. LABOR COSTS -- CHAPTER 15. PRODUCTIVITY -- CHAPTER 16. VARIATIONS IN THE COST OF LIVING -- CHAPTER 17. LEGISLATION AND ECONOMIC MIGRATION -- CHAPTER 18. UNIONIZATION AND STRIKES -- PART IV. FISCAL POLICY -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 19. TAXES -- CHAPTER 20. THE PROBLEM OF MASSACHUSETTS' FISCAL POSITION -- PART V. FUEL COSTS AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 21. FUEL, POWER, AND RIVER DEVELOPMENT -- CHAPTER 22. THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY -- PART VI. MARKETS, TRANSPORTATION, AND RAW MATERIALS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 23. TRANSPORTATION AND LOCATION -- CHAPTER 24. AN IRON AND STEEL MILL FOR NEW ENGLAND -- PART VII. INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 25. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND ECONOMIC STRUCTURE -- CHAPTER 26. TEXTILES, SHOES, AND OTHER EMPLOYMENTS -- CHAPTER 27. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- INDEX