Part 1 Overview: deindustrialization and regional economic transformation, Lloyd Rodwin. Part 2 Regional studies - subnational and metropolitan: deindustrialization in the American Midwest - causes and responses, Anne R.Markusen and Virginia Carlson; the international economy and the American South, Norman J.Glickman and Amy Glasmeier; growth and turbulence in the Californian economy, Michael B.Teitz and Philip Shapira; deindustrialization and regional restructuring in Massachusetts, Bennett Harrison and Jean Kluver; finance and business services in New York City - international linkages and domestic effects, Saskia Sassen; industrial growth and restructuring of metropolitan regions, Edward M.Bergman. Part 3 Perspective studies: regional transformation and the service activities, Lester C.Thurow; US regional transformation in the context of international economic competition, Gordon L.Clark; deindustrialization and regional policy, William Alonso.
