Economic Distress and Resurgence in U.S. Central Cities: Concepts, Causes, and Policy Levers

Economic Development Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 113-134

  Kodrzycki, Yolanda K ^a   Muñoz, Ana Patricia ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

collaboration; economic development; economic distress; growth; mid size cites; resurgent cities

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; HUMAN CAPITAL; METHODOLOGY; METROPOLITAN AREA; URBAN ECONOMY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84930518082     PISSN: 08912424     EISSN: 15523543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891242414565696     Document Type: Article

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