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

The Economics of New England : : Case Study of an Older Area / / Seymour E. Harris.

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Superior document:	Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP e-dition: Complete eBook Package
VerfasserIn:	Harris, Seymour E.,
Place / Publishing House:	Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013] ©1952
Year of Publication:	2013
Edition:	Reprint 2014
Language:	English
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674497511 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674497511 Cover
Physical Description:	1 online resource (317 p.)
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Table of Contents:

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