Journal article
Federal Investments and Economic Stimulus at the End of the Cold War: The Influence of Federal Installations on Employment Growth, 1970–1990
Abstract
A growing body of evidence points toward the distinctiveness of the state's political and military policies and of the impact of these policies on economic processes. Regional scientists have been stressing the importance of new industrial districts, with an emphasis on interfirm relationships and the regional economy in which firms are embedded. In this paper, we document the state's role in regional growth and offer a reminder of the external …
Authors
Hooks G; Getz V
Journal
Environment and Planning A Economy and Space, Vol. 30, No. 9, pp. 1695–1704
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
September 1998
DOI
10.1068/a301695
ISSN
0308-518X