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Analyzing Economic Integration GCP-97-11

May 1, 1997

Analysis of economic integration should evaluate the dominant form of development which emphasizes growth through exports, high capital mobility, privatization, and governmental deregulation.

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Categories: Research Archive - Tags: Economic Development, Policy, Working Papers

Does “Free Trade” Create Good Jobs? A Rebuttal to the Clinton Administration’s Claims GCP-97-2

January 10, 1997

U.S. government officials, business leaders and many economists tout "free trade" agreements as U.S. employment and wage boosters.

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Categories: Research Archive - Tags: Economic Development, Policy, Politics, Working Papers

Development: Who Pays and Who Benefits? GCP-96-8

May 1, 1996

All firm locations create costs and benefits. Conventional wisdom holds that any negative effects of firms locating in the outer suburbs are greatly overshadowed by very large private benefits.

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Categories: Research Archive - Tags: Economic Development, Politics, Working Papers

Value Exchange and the Social Economy: Framework and Paradigm Shift in Urban Policy GCP-96-3

March 1, 1996

Urban policy creation and evaluation derive from an often unstated but far-reaching paradigm or framework that privileges a particular model of market processes.

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Categories: Research Archive - Tags: Economic Development, Policy, Working Papers

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