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Thinking about New York and Its Discontents
出版University Press of America, 2009
主題Business & Economics / Economic ConditionsHistory / United States / State & Local / GeneralPolitical Science / Public Policy / Social Services & WelfarePolitical Science / American Government / StatePolitical Science / Political EconomyPolitical Science / Public Policy / Regional PlanningSocial Science / DemographySocial Science / Sociology / GeneralSocial Science / Sociology / RuralSocial Science / Sociology / UrbanSocial Science / Regional Studies
ISBN07618449969780761844990
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=-4Q6AQAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Upstate New York is in a malaise. This husband and wife team of sociologists, Alexander Thomas and Polly Smith, wanted to know why. They take the reader on a tour of New York in order to diagnose the problems affecting the state and what can be done to address the issues. New York was built on the strengths of its strategic location and growing population to become the 'Empire State' during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. But a combination of unfortunate decisions and the creation of new technologies in which New York was no more competitive than other states translated into New York losing its dominant position in the world economy. The result has been several decades of deindustrialization and population loss. This book includes recommendations for ideas that can be further developed by the public.