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Economy

The Economy Chapter will incorporate recommendations on economic development strategies that rely on data gathered throughout the region and country. SCAG can use its roles as a Council of Governments, and Metropolitan Planning Organization to help further economic development throughout the six-county region.

Working Documents

• Preliminary Draft Economy Chapter ( .pdf )

Past Projects

• Southern California Association of Governments, RCPG Economy Chapter Update 2000: "New Solutions for a New Economic Environment" ( .pdf )

Learn More

Links

• The White House, Economic Statistics Briefing Room
• U.S. Department of Commerce
• U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
• Southern California Association of Governments, The Regional Economy
• California Department of Education, Data and Statistics
• California Regional Economies Project, Economic Strategy Panel, California Labor and Workforce Development Agency
• Census Economic Briefing Rooms

Publications

• Michael E. Porter, The Competitive Advantage of Nations, New York: THE FREE PRESS, a Division of Simon and Schuster, 1990
• Stephen Levy, California Economic Growth, Palo Alto, California: Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy, 2004
• California Economic Strategy Panel, Creating a Shared California Economic Strategy: A Call to Action, Sacramento, December 2002 ( .pdf )

RCP Chapters

• Air Quality
• Economy
• Energy
• Finance
• Land Use and Housing
• Open Space and Habitat
• Security and Emergency Preparedness
• Solid Waste
• Transportation
• Water

Contact

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Frank Wen at (213) 236-1854 or email wen@scag.ca.gov