Local Economic Impacts of High Technology Manufacturing in the Nonmetropolitian West. Community Economics.

Autor/inn/en	Smith, Stephen M.; Barkley, David L.
Institution	Western Rural Development Center, Corvallis, OR.
Titel	Local Economic Impacts of High Technology Manufacturing in the Nonmetropolitian West. Community Economics.
Quelle	(1989), (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Economic Development; Economic Opportunities; Economic Progress; Manufacturing; Rural Areas; Rural Development; Rural Economics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Economic growth; Wirtschaftswachstum; Herstellung; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Rural environment; Development; Ländliches Milieu; Entwicklung
Abstract	Rural communities in the West have lost jobs in traditional (i.e., resource based) industries, a change that has prompted a search for new employment opportunities. High-tech manufacturing has been the focus of considerable attention because of its potential for continued rapid growth. Many high-tech industries are dispersing geographically to small urban areas and nonmetropolitan counties. The growth, employment, and decentralization characteristics of high-tech manufacturing industries indicate their potential to generate employment opportunities in nonmetropolitan economies. This report, the product of a study that surveyed 280 high-tech and 301 low-tech establishments in nonmetropolitan counties in 11 western states presents the following conclusions: (1) small towns and rural counties are not at any particular disadvantage although greater percentages of large plants and branch plants locate in metropolitan-adjacent counties; (2) high-tech plants generate as many jobs as traditional plants; (3) the structure of occupations differs between high-tech and low-tech and between branch and single unit plants; (4) high-tech plants employ higher percentages of women, concentrated in lower skilled production occupations; and (5) high-tech plants purchase a lower percentage of local nonlabor inputs than low-tech plants. Statistical data are reported in tables and graphs. A list of high technology industries is included as an appendix. This report contains 10 references. (ALL)
Anmerkungen	Western Rural Development Center, Oregon State University, Ballard Extension Hall 307, Corvallis, OR 97331-3607 ($1.50).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC