{"product_id":"new-jerseys-postsuburban-economy-paperback-softback-9780813570013","title":"New Jersey's Postsuburban Economy (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813570013","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNew Jersey's Postsuburban Economy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames W. Hughes (Author), Joseph Seneca (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813570013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 10 October 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e152 pages, 1 map, 3 figures, 22 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1 cm, 0.227 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"If you are interested in New Jersey's economy, its history, its recent and present condition, and knowledgeable projections as to where it's going, Jim Hughes and Joe Seneca should be your go-to guys. Their clear and easy-to-read writing style makes economics almost enjoyable.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - James J. Florio (governor of New Jersey, 1990-1994) \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ca href='\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/pLMyXj\"'\u003eFeatured in the January 2016 issue\u003c\/a\u003e [http:\/\/njmonthly.com\/articles\/jersey-living\/booming-burbs\/]\u003c\/div\u003e (New Jersey Monthly) \u003cdiv\u003e\"A view of New Jersey’s past, present and future economy by two of the states most respected scholars. Should be a must read for anybody hoping to shape future economic policy.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Thomas H. Kean (governor of New Jersey, 1982-1990) \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ca href='\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/pLMyXj\"'\u003eFeatured in the January 2016 issue\u003c\/a\u003e [http:\/\/njmonthly.com\/articles\/jersey-living\/booming-burbs\/]\u003c\/div\u003e (New Jersey Monthly) \u003cdiv\u003e\"A view of New Jersey’s past, present and future economy by two of the states most respected scholars. Should be a must read for anybody hoping to shape future economic policy.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Thomas H. Kean (governor of New Jersey, 1982-1990) \u003cdiv\u003e\"If you are interested in New Jersey's economy, its history, its recent and present condition, and knowledgeable projections as to where it's going, Jim Hughes and Joe Seneca should be your go-to guys. Their clear and easy-to-read writing style makes economics almost enjoyable.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - James J. Florio (governor of New Jersey, 1990-1994)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eNew Jersey has a long history of adapting to a changing economic climate. From its colonial origins to the present day, New Jersey's economy has continuously and successfully confronted the challenges and uncertainties of technological and demographic change, placing the state at the forefront of each national and global economic era. Based on James W. Hughes and Joseph J. Seneca’s nearly three-decade-long Rutgers Regional Report series, \u003ci\u003eNew Jersey’s Postsuburban Economy\u003c\/i\u003e presents the issues confronting the state and brings to the forefront ideas for meeting these challenges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eFrom the rural agricultural and natural resource based economy and lifestyle of the seventeenth century to today’s postindustrial, suburban-dominated, automobile-dependent economy, the economic drivers which were considered to be an asset are now viewed by many to be the state’s greatest disadvantage. On the brink of yet another transformation, this one driven by a new technology and an internet based global economy, New Jersey will have to adapt itself yet again-this time to a postsuburban digital economy. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eHughes and Seneca describe the forces that are now propelling the state into yet another economic era. They do this in the context of historical economic transformations of New Jersey, setting out the technological, demographic, and transportation shifts that defined and drove them.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e TABLE OF CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e List of Figures\u003cbr\u003e List of Tables\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1-Introduction and Overview\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2-The Structure of the New Jersey Economy and the Business Cycle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3-The Broad Historical Evolution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4-Transportation and the Economy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5-The Wealth Belt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6-Demography, the Economy, and Housing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7-New Millennium, New Dynamics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559350169880,"sku":"9780813570013","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/new-jerseys-postsuburban-economy-paperback-softback-9780813570013","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}