Economic Development and Regional Heterogeneity: A Reconsideration of Regional Policy for the United States

Niles Hansen
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Niles Hansen: University of Texas at Austin

Economic Development Quarterly, 1988, vol. 2, issue 2, 107-118

Abstract: National policies and programs that implicitly treat the United States as a homogeneous area or that are oriented toward some "average "situation thereby fail to take into account the fact that the nation is a collection of heterogeneous regions with differing problems and opportunities. Issues concerning the competitiveness and adaptability of the U.S. economy have often been addressed in sectoral terms, even though the more fundamental matter is one of regional development in the broadest sense. Some suggestions are made concerning factors that could be considered in the formulation of a comprehensive federal regional policy. These deal with the appropriate geographic framework, the role of the federal system, and relevant program issues.

Date: 1988
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DOI: 10.1177/089124248800200201

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