Mill town decline ten years later.

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  • Author(s): Ahlbrandt, Roger S.
  • Source:
    Journal of the American Planning Association. Spring91, Vol. 57 Issue 2, p193. 11p. 3 Black and White Photographs, 9 Charts.
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    • Abstract:
      Examines the impacts of global competition on the economic base of mill towns in southwestern Pennsylvania. Way in which the region's largest corporations have responded to the needs of mill towns; Decline in employment through the 1980s; Renewal's dependence on the redevelopment of idle mill sites; Reasons why the region's large corporations and their primary civic agency have been silent on the communities' plight.