This PowerPoint by Bruce Katz, presented to the Pennsylvania Economic League in Philadelphia, illustrates stagnant growth, housing sprawl, and the increasing abandonment of Pennsylvania’s cities and older suburbs–trends dimming the prospects for developing a high-wage economy in the state.
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Commentary
Back to Prosperity: A Competitive Agenda for Renewing Pennsylvania
December 8, 2003