Economic growth and change  national and regional patterns of convergence and divergence /  [electronic resource] : 
edited by John Adams, Francesco Pigliaru. 
 - Cheltenham, U.K. ;  Northampton, Mass. :  E. Elgar,  c1999. 
 - 1 online resource (xxvii, 483 p.) :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>pt. 1. The fabric of global economic growth -- pt. 2. Contrasting patterns : the United States and Europe -- pt. 3. Regional mosaics in national contexts. 
<br/><br/> The pursuit of economic growth is at the top of every nation's policy agenda at the end of the 20th century. This authoritative and comprehensive book goes beyond the narrowly-based convergence model of economic growth by considering global, national and regional patterns of growth from a comparative perspective. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781840647617 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>98033209  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Economic development.<br/>Regional disparities.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Economic conditions--Regional disparities.--1981-2001<br/>Europe--Economic conditions--Regional disparities.--1945<br/>European Union countries--Economic conditions--Regional disparities.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD82  / .E2845 1999 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.9