One-Tenth of a Nation : National Forces in the Economic Growth of the New York Region

This book looks at the New York Metropolitan Region as an area in competition with the rest of the United States and the world. It asks: What are the Region’s strengths and weaknesses in such competition and how is the Region’s competitive position changing? In some measure, therefore, it synthesizes the findings of Made in New York, Wages in the Metropolis, Freight and the Metropolis, and Money Metropolis. Hitherto unavailable data measure the relative performance of the New York Region in various types of manufacturing, wholesaling, and business services, with comparative figures for the United States as a whole and for major competing metropolitan areas. Ingenious methods of classification and analysis make this a landmark in the literature of regional economics. Foreword Contents Charts Tables I Economic Evolution 2. Current Locational Pulls on Manufacturing 3. Trends in Manufacturing: the Impact of 4 “Mix” 4. Trends in Manufacturing: the Impact of Competition 5. America’s Business Headquarters 6. The Next Quarter-Century SUPPLEMENT I. People and Jobs SUPPLEMENT II. Some Facets of the Region s Consumer Trade and Service Activities APPENDICES Notes Index