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The Pittsburgh Transition: Not Quite So Simple

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  • Sabina Deitrick
  • Christopher Briem

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Benjamin Armstrong’s article compares state economic development policies in Pittsburgh and Cleveland in the 1980s, the period of major regional economic restructuring. Armstrong argues that what separated Pittsburgh from Cleveland in the ensuring years was the state-mandated inclusion of the city’s universities as major economic development decision makers and the role that advanced technology played in Pittsburgh’s recovery—much more prominent than in Cleveland’s. The authors agree that the 1980s expanded stakeholders in the region’s traditional economic development strategies, but not to the extent that Armstrong argues, and that significant other factors have affected the two regions in recent decades. The authors also find that the divergence in economic trends between the two regions is not a strong as Armstrong suggests.

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  • Sabina Deitrick & Christopher Briem, 2021. "The Pittsburgh Transition: Not Quite So Simple," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 35(3), pages 197-201, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecdequ:v:35:y:2021:i:3:p:197-201
    DOI: 10.1177/08912424211024855
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    1. Ben Armstrong, 2021. "Industrial Policy and Local Economic Transformation: Evidence From the U.S. Rust Belt," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 35(3), pages 181-196, August.
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