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Title: Economic Change and Regional Overlap: Did Being Appalachian Influence County Level Economic Change During the Rust Belt-Sun Belt Transition

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2012

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Abstract: For a number of years, Appalachia has been a region that has lacked the growth and development that its neighboring counterparts have been privy. Interestingly, in the past thirty years, investment from the North has moved toward the South and managed to sidestep Appalachia. The purpose of this research project is to see if there was a difference in the way Appalachian and non-Appalachian counties grew during the Rust Belt Sun Belt transition. Through the use of descriptive statistics and a two-way ANOVA on capital, labor and technology, results indicate that Appalachian counties generally performed less successfully when compared to non-Appalachian, Rust Belt or Sun Belt counties.

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Authors: James, Autumn C.

Institution: University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Degree: Master of Arts

Publisher Location: Charlotte, NC

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Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Migration and Immigration, Poverty and Welfare

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