New Geography of Jobs
New Geography of Jobs "A timely and smart discussion of how different cities and regions have made a changing economy work for them - and how policymakers can learn from that to lift the…
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New Geography of Jobs
"A timely and smart discussion of how different cities and regions have made a changing economy work for them - and how policymakers can learn from that to lift the circumstances of working Americans everywhere."--Barack ObamaWe're used to thinking of the United States in opposing terms: red versus blue, haves versus have-nots. At one extreme are the brain hubs--cities like San Francisco, Boston, and Durham--with workers who are among the most productive, creative, and best paid on the planet. But today there are three Americas.
The rest of America could go either way. At the other extreme are former manufacturing capitals, which are rapidly losing jobs and residents. For the past thirty years, the three Americas have been growing apart at an accelerating rate.
This divergence is one the most important developments in the history of the United States and is