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Article: New England as the Twenty-First Century Approaches: No Time for Complacency.
- Article from:
- New England Economic Review
- Article date:
- November 1, 1999
- Author:
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New England has undergone significant change in its employment and labor force over the past three decades. Employment in the region has shifted from manufacturing into services at a faster rate than it has in the U.S. economy. Within manufacturing the trend has been away from nondurable goods into high-value-added, high-tech industries. In this transition, both income and productivity have increased more rapidly in the region than in the nation.
A critical driver behind New England's prosperity is its high-technology infrastructure, which cultivates innovation, entrepreneurship, and the development of new technologies, processes, and products. New England ...
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