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Control Factors in the Economic Development of Nonmetropolitan America

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  • R Briggs
  • J Rees

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Nonmetropolitan counties of the United States have shown a remarkable degree of economic growth and diversity in the 1970s. This paper examines three control mechanisms behind these changes and concludes that: the interstate highway system was not a major determining factor in the spatial pattern of nonmetropolitan development, branch plants of manufacturing companies seemed to contribute to employment stability in these areas, and unearned income played an increasing role over time in the economic base of these rural areas. These conclusions, therefore, separate some of the realities from the myths that have surrounded the growth of nonmetropolitan America.

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  • R Briggs & J Rees, 1982. "Control Factors in the Economic Development of Nonmetropolitan America," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 14(12), pages 1645-1666, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:14:y:1982:i:12:p:1645-1666
    DOI: 10.1068/a141645
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    1. Christiane von Reichert & Gundars Rudzitis, 1992. "Multinomial Logistic Models Explaining Income Changes Of Migrants To High-Amenity Counties," The Review of Regional Studies, Southern Regional Science Association, vol. 22(1), pages 25-42, Summer.

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