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ContributorsRex, Tom R. (Author) / Arizona Indicators (Project) (Publisher) / Morrison Institute for Public Policy (Publisher)
Created2011-02-07
Description
Innovation—introducing something new—in the 21st century mostly derives from technological advances. Innovation drives the modern economy, leading to gains in productivity and prosperity. In this edition of Indicator Insight, author Tom Rex discusses innovation in Arizona in terms of human capital, financial capital, and high-technology employment.
ContributorsWaits, Mary Jo (Author) / Rex, Tom R. (Author) / Melnick, Rob (Author) / Morrison Institute for Public Policy (Publisher)
Created1997-04
Description
This project, as part of Arizona State University's Community Outreach Partnership Center grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, examines the location of industry clusters in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. The objective is to find out if there are identifiable concentrations of industry in Phoenix's inner city areas.
ContributorsGrant, Michael, 1951- (Host) / McPheters, Lee R. (Interviewee) / Rex, Tom R. (Interviewee) / Easton, Lois Brown (Interviewee) / Public Broadcasting Service (Broadcaster)
Created1988-10-19
Description
Arizona Economy Package, Tom Rex Interview (Taylor); Youth Literacy Package, Lois Easton Interview (Shelton); Anne Bendheim Commentary, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (McVae). Segments on the one-year anniversary of a major stock market plunge, the possible Arizona recession, and where the economy is headed; children's literacy problems and programs; and Anne Bendheim's commentary (a review of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof").