The High-Tech Potential: Economic Development in Rural America - Hardcover

Glasmeier, Amy K.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0882851330 ISBN 13: 9780882851334

Verlag: Routledge, 1991

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Book by Glasmeier Amy K

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-Breaks new ground. . . . The first serious attempt to look comprehensively at whether or not rural America can effectively compete for high-tech industry.- --Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy -Successfully dispels policy myths concerning the efficacy of high-tech industrial strategies in peripheral areas.- --Economic Geography -Essential reading for those who want to understand the emerging high-technology space economy in general, and the new forces shaping American rural economy and society in particular.- --Contemporary Sociology -[A] comprehensive exploration of the geography of high-tech in the US that does not predict a bright future for rural high-tech but does answer many of the questions one might have about this issue.- -- R. A. Beauregard, Choice -The book is a broad examination of the potential for high-tech job growth in nonmetropolitan areas of the United States. The material and arguments presented are aimed primarily at planners, policy makers, and others interested in the promise of high-tech industry for rural economies . . . [T]he book is a very good one and it helps raise issues for further study.- --Peter L. Stenberg, Journal of Regional Science -High-tech industry appeals to planners concerned with rural areas. Possibilities for job growth and economic development seem high, and as the industry matures, rural areas expect to realize long-term benefits . . . Glasmeier's book is to be commended for its combination of spatial and sectoral analysis. Its treatment of various spatial divisions (country, state, census region) and of urban and rural as a smooth continuum rather than a dichotomy strengthens the analysis. Similarly, high-tech is broken down into its component--and often quite dissimilar--segments. This not only reflects the care taken in constructing the analysis but also permits policy makers at different levels to employ the findings and recommendations. This book will prove useful to those interested in understanding locational decisions at a theoretical level, in which case the high-tech sector represents a case study of the spatial division of labor. For those primarily concerned with policy, the book is useful in drawing attention to the spatial implications of sector-based policies. The book will also be useful to local planners, who can use the author's examination of the rural-urban continuum in each region of the country to identify where their community's potential may (or may not) lie.- --Johanna W. Looye, Journal of American Planning Association -High technology has been hailed as the answer to economic woes in all sorts of places, but has been little questioned . . . The book's objectives are to examine the degree to which rural America has enjoyed the recent high-tech boom, and to assess how well rural sites compare against the new low-wage Asian competitors in the evolving context of high technology . . . Glasmeier clearly knows and understands the high technology, and has done a fine job here detailing its subtleties and nuances as they are rarely laid out... [S]he is successful at demonstrating the vulnerability of rural areas in an increasingly competitive global economy.- --Edward J. Malecki, Growth and Change -Rich in ideas, facts, and hypotheses . . . useful for all persons with an interest in rural development and nonmetropolitan areas. - --The Professional Geographer -Glasmeier clearly knows and understands high technology.- --Growth and Change "Breaks new ground. . . . The first serious attempt to look comprehensively at whether or not rural America can effectively compete for high-tech industry." --Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy "Successfully dispels policy myths concerning the efficacy of high-tech industrial strategies in peripheral areas." --Economic Geography "Essential reading for those who want to understand the emerging high-technology space economy in general, and the new forces shaping American rural economy and society in particular." --Contemporary Sociology "[A] comprehensive exploration of the geography of high-tech in the US that does not predict a bright future for rural high-tech but does answer many of the questions one might have about this issue." -- R. A. Beauregard, Choice "The book is a broad examination of the potential for high-tech job growth in nonmetropolitan areas of the United States. The material and arguments presented are aimed primarily at planners, policy makers, and others interested in the promise of high-tech industry for rural economies . . . [T]he book is a very good one and it helps raise issues for further study." --Peter L. Stenberg, Journal of Regional Science "High-tech industry appeals to planners concerned with rural areas. Possibilities for job growth and economic development seem high, and as the industry matures, rural areas expect to realize long-term benefits . . . Glasmeier's book is to be commended for its combination of spatial and sectoral analysis. Its treatment of various spatial divisions (country, state, census region) and of urban and rural as a smooth continuum rather than a dichotomy strengthens the analysis. Similarly, high-tech is broken down into its component--and often quite dissimilar--segments. This not only reflects the care taken in constructing the analysis but also permits policy makers at different levels to employ the findings and recommendations. This book will prove useful to those interested in understanding locational decisions at a theoretical level, in which case the high-tech sector represents a case study of the spatial division of labor. For those primarily concerned with policy, the book is useful in drawing attention to the spatial implications of sector-based policies. The book will also be useful to local planners, who can use the author's examination of the rural-urban continuum in each region of the country to identify where their community's potential may (or may not) lie." --Johanna W. Looye, Journal of American Planning Association "High technology has been hailed as the answer to economic woes in all sorts of places, but has been little questioned . . . The book's objectives are to examine the degree to which rural America has enjoyed the recent high-tech boom, and to assess how well rural sites compare against the new low-wage Asian competitors in the evolving context of high technology . . . Glasmeier clearly knows and understands the high technology, and has done a fine job here detailing its subtleties and nuances as they are rarely laid out... [S]he is successful at demonstrating the vulnerability of rural areas in an increasingly competitive global economy." --Edward J. Malecki, Growth and Change "Rich in ideas, facts, and hypotheses . . . useful for all persons with an interest in rural development and nonmetropolitan areas. " --The Professional Geographer "Glasmeier clearly knows and understands high technology." --Growth and Change "[A] comprehensive exploration of the geography of high-tech in the US that does not predict a bright future for rural high-tech but does answer many of the questions one might have about this issue." -- R. A. Beauregard, Choice "The book is a broad examination of the potential for high-tech job growth in nonmetropolitan areas of the United States. The material and arguments presented are aimed primarily at planners, policy makers, and others interested in the promise of high-tech industry for rural economies . . . [T]he book is a very good one and it helps raise issues for further study." --Peter L. Stenberg, Journal of Regional Science "High-tech industry appeals to planners concerned with rural areas. Possibilities for job growth and economic development seem high, and as the industry matures, rural areas expect to realize long-term benefits . . . Glasmeier's book is to be commended for its combination of spatial and sectoral analysis. Its treatment of various spatial divisions (country, state, census region) and of urban and rural as a smooth continuum rather than a dichotomy strengthens the analysis. Similarly, high-tech is broken down into its component--and often quite dissimilar--segments. This not only reflects the care taken in constructing the analysis but also permits policy makers at different levels to employ the findings and recommendations. This book will prove useful to those interested in understanding locational decisions at a theoretical level, in which case the high-tech sector represents a case study of the spatial division of labor. For those primarily concerned with policy, the book is useful in drawing attention to the spatial implications of sector-based policies. The book will also be useful to local planners, who can use the author's examination of the rural-urban continuum in each region of the country to identify where their community's potential may (or may not) lie." --Johanna W. Looye, Journal of American Planning Association "High technology has been hailed as the answer to economic woes in all sorts of places, but has been little questioned . . . The book's objectives are to examine the degree to which rural America has enjoyed the recent high-tech boom, and to assess how well rural sites compare against the new low-wage Asian competitors in the evolving context of high technology . . . Glasmeier clearly knows and understands the high technology, and has done a fine job here detailing its subtleties and nuances as they are rarely laid out... [S]he is successful at demonstrating the vulnerability of rural areas in an increasingly competitive global economy." --Edward J. Malecki, Growth and Change "Rich in ideas, facts, and hypotheses . . . useful for all persons with an interest in rural development and nonmetropolitan areas. " "--The Professional Geographer" "Glasmeier clearly knows and understands high technology." "--Growth and Change" "[A comprehensive exploration of the geography of high-tech in the US that does not predict a bright future for rural high-tech but does answer many of the questions one might have about this issue." -- R. A. Beauregard, Choice "The book is a broad examination of the potential for high-tech job growth in nonmetropolitan areas of the United States. The material and arguments presented are aimed primarily at planners, policy makers, and others interested in the promise of high-tech industry for rural economies... [The book is a very good one and it helps raise issues for further study." --Peter L. Stenberg, Journal of Regional Science "High-tech industry appeals to planners concerned with rural areas. Possibilities for job growth and economic development seem high, and as the industry matures, rural areas expect to realize long-term benefits... Glasmeier's book is to be commended for its combination of spatial and sectoral analysis. Its treatment of various spatial divisions (country, state, census region) and of urban and rural as a smooth continuum rather than a dichotomy strengthens the analysis. Similarly, high-tech is broken down into its component-and often quite dissimilar--segments. This not only reflects the care taken in constructing the analysis but also permits policy makers at different levels to employ the findings and recommendations. This book will prove useful to those interested in understanding locational decisions at a theoretical level, in which case the high-tech sector represents a case study of the spatial division of labor. For those primarily concerned with policy, the book is useful in drawing attention to the spatial implications of sector-based policies. The book will also be useful to local planners, who can use the author's examination of the rural-urban continuum in each region of the country to identify where their community's potential may (or may not) lie." --Johanna W. Looye, Journal of American Planning Asso "Breaks new ground. . . . The first serious attempt to look comprehensively at whether or not rural America can effectively compete for high-tech industry." --"Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy" "Successfully dispels policy myths concerning the efficacy of high-tech industrial strategies in peripheral areas." "--Economic Geography" "Essential reading for those who want to understand the emerging high-technology space economy in general, and the new forces shaping American rural economy and society in particular." "--Contemporary Sociology" "Breaks new ground... . The first serious attempt to look comprehensively at whether or not rural America can effectively compete for high-tech industry." --"Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy" "Successfully dispels policy myths concerning the efficacy of high-tech industrial strategies in peripheral areas." "--Economic Geography" "Essential reading for those who want to understand the emerging high-technology space economy in general, and the new forces shaping American rural economy and society in particular." "--Contemporary Sociology" "Skillful use of the concept of spatial division of labor to explain rural high-tech location." --Journal of the American Planning Association "Breaks new ground... . The first serious attempt to look comprehensively at whether or not rural America can effectively compete for high-tech industry." --"Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy" "Successfully dispels policy myths concerning the efficacy of high-tech industrial strategies in peripheral areas." "--Economic Geography" "Essential reading for those who want to understand the emerging high-technology space economy in general, and the new forces shaping American rural economy and society in particular." "--Contemporary Sociology" "[A] comprehensive exploration of the geography of high-tech in the US that does not predict a bright future for rural high-tech but does answer many of the questions one might have about this issue." -- R. A. Beauregard, Choice "Rich in ideas, facts, and hypotheses... useful for all persons with an interest in rural development and nonmetropolitan areas. " "--The Professional Geographer" "Glasmeier clearly knows and understands high technology." "--Growth and Change"

Reseña del editor:

Rural America is at a crossroads in its economic development. Like regions of other First World nations, the traditional economic base of rural communities in the United States is rapidly deteriorating. Natural resources, including agriculture, show little prospect for generating future job growth, and manufacturing has become a new source of instability. Faced with these changes and an increasing vulnerability to international economic events, rural communities have begun to seek high-technology industries and advanced services as candidates for job growth and economic stability.What is the potential for high-tech growth outside the largest cities? What is the role of high-tech industry in the economic development of non-metropolitan America? This book provides a hard-nosed look at the high-tech potential in rural economic development. Some of the questions Glasmeier addresses include: Are rural areas attractive to high tech? Will high tech follow earlier patterns and filter down the lowest-paid jobs to rural areas? Will rural communities be bypassed completely for even lower-wage Third World locations?Glasmeier answers in a sober analysis that separates fact from myth. Empirical data reveals the kinds of high-tech jobs that locate in rural areas, and the kinds of rural areas that attract high-tech jobs. This analysis leads to a highly critical evaluation of state and local economic development policy and recommendations for its improvement. This book is a must for policymakers, practitioners, scholars, and an informed public interested in the promise of high tech and the future of US economic development.

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• Verlag: Routledge
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0882851330
• ISBN 13: 9780882851334
• Einband: Tapa dura
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