Relationship Between Growth and Prosperity in the 100 Largest U.S. Metropolitan Areas

Economic Development Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 220-230

  Fodor, Eben ^a  

^a Fodor and Associates LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

community development; job creation; jobs; state and local ED policy; sustainability

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; INCOME; METROPOLITAN AREA; POVERTY; SUSTAINABILITY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863991683     PISSN: 08912424     EISSN: 15523543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891242412452782     Document Type: Article

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