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Economic Growth of the South Versus other Regions: Past Trends and Future Prospects

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The dramatic surge of economic activity in the South is a relatively recent development. During the first half of the postwar period, the South, along with the Northeast and North Central region, lagged well behind the nation in population and employment growth (Table 1). It was only in the 1960s that rates of growth in the South began to exceed the national averages, and it was only in the 1970s that the South began to mount a serious challenge to the West for first place in regional growth. It also should be noted that the surge in southern growth was not uniformly distributed; most of it occurred in the region's two western subregions, the East South Central division and the energy-rich West South Central division.

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  • Bluestone, Herman, 1982. "Economic Growth of the South Versus other Regions: Past Trends and Future Prospects," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 14(1), pages 43-52, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jagaec:v:14:y:1982:i:01:p:43-52_02
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