SELLING OF THE SOUTH: The Southern Crusade for Industrial Development, 1936-90

by James C. Cobb

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From the Great Depression to the Sunbelt Era the South has pursued industrial development as the remedy for its economic ills. The mixed results of  this ongoing crusade are chronicled in this path-breaking study, updated to 1990, in which James Cobb examines the expectations, achievements, and side effects of the dive for southern industrialization.  

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James C. Cobb is B. Phinizy Spalding Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Georgia.

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Economics, Nonfiction, History, Business, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
338.975Society, government, & cultureEconomicsProductionEconomic Development And GrowthNorth AmericaSoutheastern U.S.
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HC107 .A13 .C65Social sciencesEconomic history and conditionsEconomic history and conditionsBy region or country
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