The fourth report of the Temple-Penn Philadelphia Economic Monitoring Project, continues the work of the Wharton Philadelphia Economic Monitoring Project, which began in 1984. This volume examines the manufacturing and service industries that have experienced employment growth in the region....

This book focuses on economic relationships within the eight counties in the Philadelphia Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area. Long-term economic developments, changes in socioeconomic profiles between 1960 and 1980, and patterns of employment are examined on a county by county. Special...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Participants -- Preface -- THE SETTING FOR A PRO-GROWTH STRATEGY: AN INTRODUCTION -- 1. RESPONSES TO THE SLOWDOWN IN GROWTH -- 2. REMOVING STRUCTURAL BARRIERS TO GROWTH -- 3. THE ECONOMIC POLICY FAILURE OF THE PAST AND A POLICY AGENDA FOR THE FUTURE -- 4. THE...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Problems of Measurement in General -- 3. Special Sources of Inaccuracy in Economic Data -- 4. Loose Concepts and Economics -- 5. National Income and Product Accounts -- 6. Balance of Payments -- 7. Macroeconomic Models -- 8....

This volume presents some of the most critical and erudite opinions on the economy today. Bringing together the experience, predictions, and recommendations of distinguished leaders in politics, labor, and business, it provides a comprehensive examination of contrasting views in order to...

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- CONTENTS -- PART ONE. INTRODUCTION -- Introduction / Bloom, Gobdon F. -- Part Two. THE NEGRO IN THE DEPARTMENT STORE INDUSTRY -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES -- CHAPTER I. Introduction / Perry, Charles R. / Klemp, Elsa / Keeney, Marie R. -- CHAPTER II. The...

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- I. Introduction -- II. Evolution Toward Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action in the Navy and Marine Corps -- III. Recruitment -- IV. A Statistical Analysis of Minorities' Upgrading Opportunities in the...

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- I. Drugstores And The Public Regulation Dilemma -- II. The Drugstore Industry -- III. Prescription Drug Prices In Chain And Independent Drugstores -- IV. Price Comparison For Nonprescription Drug Products -- V. Summary And...

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES -- CHAPTER I. Introduction -- CHAPTER II. Residential Construction -- CHAPTER III. Labor Markets: The Problem of Seasonality -- CHAPTER IV. Manpower Training and Development -- CHAPTER V. Matching Supply and Demand: The Hiring...

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Tables -- CHAPTER 1. Concepts and Measures To Be Used in the Study of Leisure Spending-Behavior -- CHAPTER 2. Aggregate Leisure Expenditures: Past and Projected to 1965 and 1970 -- CHAPTER 3. Consumers' Financial Position -- CHAPTER 4. Market...