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Upstate Economic Drift Requires New York State Policy Change

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Elena Sheridan
30 January 2004 - 6:00am

Transition and Renewal: The Emergence of a Diverse Upstate Economy

Investment in health industries and education holds out promise of reviving a major Rust Belt state's lagging economy. "long-term structural changes in the Upstate economy have weakened the region's economic health, and necessitate policy changes to ensure the region renews its drifting economy. Such adjustments offer good promise of the region leveraging its strengths in higher education, health care, and manufacturing into long-term growth and job-creation in both established and emerging industries."

Full Story: Upstate Economic Drift Requires New York State Policy Change
Source: The Brookings Institution, October 24, 2005
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