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The New Southern Californian Economy: Pathways to Industrial Resurgence

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  • Allen J. Scott

    (University of California, Los Angeles)

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The article begins with a theoretical discussion of the imperative of regional industrial policy in the new world economic order. The recent performance of the Southern Californian manufacturing system is reviewed, and it is argued that the regional economy is now at a critical historical turning point. This turning point can be identified in terms of a series of failures involving (a) a declining aerospace-defense industrial base, (b) inadequate institutional foundations for accelerated technological progress, and (c) deteriorating labor market conditions and competitiveness in several of the region's craft specialty industries. The generalized specifications of a concerted policy response to these problems are sketched out, with particular attention being paid to (a) industrial innovation, (b) labor force re-skilling, (c) collaborative manufacturing systems, and (d) regional government.

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  • Allen J. Scott, 1993. "The New Southern Californian Economy: Pathways to Industrial Resurgence," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 7(3), pages 296-309, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecdequ:v:7:y:1993:i:3:p:296-309
    DOI: 10.1177/089124249300700308
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    1. Michael B. Teitz, 1997. "American Planning in the 1990s: Part II, The Dilemma of the Cities," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 34(5-6), pages 775-795, May.
    2. R. P. Oakey & A. James & T. Watts, 1998. "Regional Sub-contract Suppliers to Prime Defence Contractors: Evidence of their Performance in Response to Recent Changes in Demand," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(1), pages 17-29.
    3. Ross Gittell & Allen Kaufman & Marvin Karson & Ron McChesney, 2000. "The New Economic Geography of the States," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 14(2), pages 182-193, May.
    4. Neil Reid & Jay D. Gatrell, 2017. "Creativity, Community, & Growth: A Social Geography of Urban Craft Beer," REGION, European Regional Science Association, vol. 4, pages 31-49.
    5. A J Scott & D L Rigby, 1995. "Economic Geography in Action: Building an Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Complex in Southern California," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 27(6), pages 831-834, June.

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