Overview
New 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, New Jersey’s Postsuburban Economy presents the issues confronting the state and brings to the forefront ideas for meeting these challenges. From 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. Hughes 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.
Full Product Details
Author: James W. Hughes ,
Joseph Seneca
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.227kg
ISBN: 9780813570013
ISBN 10: 0813570018
Pages: 152
Publication Date: 10 October 2014
Recommended Age: From 16 to 99 years
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
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. --Thomas H. Kean governor of New Jersey, 1982-1990 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. --James J. Florio governor of New Jersey, 1990-1994 Featured in the January 2016 issue [http: //njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/booming-burbs/]--New Jersey Monthly
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. --Thomas H. Kean governor of New Jersey, 1982-1990 (07/25/2014)
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. --James J. Florio governor of New Jersey, 1990-1994 (05/01/2014)
Author Information
JAMES W. HUGHES is Distinguished Professor and dean, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, and director of the Rutgers Regional Report. JOSEPH J. SENECA, formerly chief academic officer at Rutgers University and chair of the New Jersey Council of Economic Advisors, is Distinguished University Professor of economics at Rutgers. He is coauthor of America’s Demographic Tapestry (Rutgers University Press) with James W. Hughes.
