December 19, 1984 - British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang sign an agreement committing Britain to return Hong Kong to China in 1997 in return for terms guaranteeing a 50-year extension of its capitalist system (leased by China to Great Britain in 1898 for 99 years).

July 1, 1997 - Hong Kong was peaceably handed over to China in a ceremony attended by numerous international dignitaries, including British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Prince Charles, Chinese President Jiang Zemin, and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; chief executive of the new Hong Kong government, Tung Chee Hwa, did enact a policy based upon the concept of one country, two systems, thus preserving Hong Kong's role as a principal capitalist center in Asia.

(Alabama), Wayne Flynt (1987). Mine, Mill & Microchip: A Chronicle of Alabama Enterprise. (Northridge, CA: Windsor Publications, 376 p.). Industries--Alabama--History; Manufacturing industries--Alabama--History; Industrial policy--Alabama--History.

(Argentina), Fernando Rocchi (2005). Chimneys in the Desert: Industrialization in Argentina During the Export Boom Years, 1870-1930. (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 394 p.). Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of History (University of Torcuato Di Tella, Argentina). Industrialization--Argentina. Economic history of Argentina before the 1930 Depression.    

(Australia), Jim Bain (2007). A Financial Tale of Two Cities: Sydney and Melbourne's Remarkable Contest for Commercial Supremacy. (Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 301 p.). Australia--history--commerce; Sydney (AU) --history; Melbourne (AU)--history. Intense commercial rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne over period of some 150 years. Melbourne retained supremacy through greater part of 20th century; 1970s - dynamic environment in Sydney challenged Melbourne's financial dominance; 1990s - Sydney  became Australia's largest financial centre.

(Belgium - Bruges), James M. Murray (2005). Bruges, Cradle of Capitalism, 1280-1390. (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 409 p.). Professor of History at the University of Cincinnati. Bruges (Belgium)--Commerce--History; Bruges (Belgium)--Economic conditions; Bruges (Belgium)--Politics and government. Early model of a great capitalist city.  

(Bolivia - La Paz), Hans C. Buechler and Judith-Maria Buechler (1992). Manufacturing Against the Odds: Small-Scale Producers in an Andean City. (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 311 p.). Manufacturing industries--Bolivia--La Paz; Small business--Bolivia--La Paz.

(Brazil - Sao Paulo),,Anne G. Hanley (2005). Native Capital: Financial Institutions and Economic Development in São Paulo, Brazil, 1850-1920. (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 286 p.). Assistant Professor of History (Northern Illinois University). Capital market--Brazil--São Paulo--History; Financial institutions--Brazil--São Paulo--History. Identifies the strong relationship between financial institutions and São Paulo's economic modernization at the turn of the century.  

(British Columbia - Alberta), Henry C. Klassen (1999). A Business History of Alberta. (Calgary, AB: University of Calgary Press, 362 p.). Professor Emeritus in the History Department (University of Calgary). Alberta--Commerce--History.

--- (2002). Eye on the Future: Business People in Calgary and the Bow Valley, 1870-1900. (Calgary, AB: University of Calgary Press, 458 p.). Professor Emeritus in the History Department (University of Calgary). Business enterprises--Alberta--Calgary--History--19th century; Business enterprises--Alberta--Bow River Region--History--19th century; Businesspeople--Alberta--Calgary--Biography; Businesspeople--Alberta--Bow River Region--Biography; Entreprises--Alberta--Calgary--Histoire--19e siècle; Entreprises--Alberta--Bow, Région de la--Histoire--19e siècle; Gens d'affaires--Alberta--Calgary--Biographies; Gens d'affaires--Alberta--Bow, Région de la--Biographies; Alberta--Economic conditions--To 1905; Alberta--Conditions économiques--Jusqu'à 1905.

(California - Pasadena), Patrick Conyers, Cedar Phillips, and the Pasadena Museum of History (2007). Pasadena: A Business History. (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub., 127 p.). Director of Development (Pasadena Museum of History); Curator of Pasadena Museum of History exhibition, Prosperous Pasadena: Business in the Crown City and Beyond. Pasadena (Calif.)--Economic conditions--Pictorial works; Pasadena (Calif.)--Commerce--History--Pictorial works. Early agricultural days - brandy distillery, citrus and olive groves; 20th century - thriving resort and health town; with extensive range of establishments; business legacy still thrives on generations-old family businesses, corporate headquarters and regional franchises.

(California - Silicon Valley), Everett M. Rogers & Judith K. Larsen (1984). Silicon Valley Fever: Growth of High-Technology Culture. (New York, NY: Basic Books, 302 p.). Microelectronics industry--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)--History; Semiconductor industry--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)--History; High technology industries--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)--History.

(California - Silicon Valley), Michael S. Malone (1985). The Big Score: The Billion-Dollar Story of Silicon Valley. (New York, NY: Doubleday, 442 p.). Microelectronics industry -- California -- Santa Clara County.

(California - Silicon Valley), AnnaLee Saxenian (1994). Regional Advantage: Culture and Competition in Silicon Valley and Route 128. (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 226 p.). High technology industries--California, Northern; High technology industries--Massachusetts; United States--Economic conditions--1981---Regional disparities.

(California - Silicon Valley), Ed. Martin Kenney (2000). Understanding Silicon Valley: The Anatomy of an Entrepreneurial Region. (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 285 p.). High technology industries--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County); Business enterprises--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County); Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.)--Economic conditions; Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.)--Social conditions.

(California - Silicon Valley), Ed. Chong-Moon Lee ... [et al.] (2000). The Silicon Valley Edge: A Habitat for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 424 p.). High technology industries--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County); New business enterprises--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County); Entrepreneurship--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County); Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.)--Economic conditions; Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.)--Social conditions.

(California - Silicon Valley), C. Stewart Gillmor (2004). Fred Terman at Stanford: Building a Discipline, a University, and Silicon Valley. (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 642 p.). Professor of History and Science (Wesleyan University). Terman, Frederick Emmons, 1900-1982; Stanford University. Dept. of Electrical Engineering; Radio engineers --California --Stanford --Biography. Electrical engineering professor, engineering manager, university administrator; widely hailed as magnet that drew talent together into what became known as Silicon Valley.

(California - Silicon Valley), Christian Lecuyer (2005). Making Silicon Valley: Innovation and the Growth of High Tech, 1930-1970. (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 424 p.). Historian at the Chemical Heritage Foundation. High technology industries--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)--History--20th century; Microelectronics industry--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)--History--20th century; Entrepreneurship--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County); Military-industrial complex--California--History--20th century; Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.)--History--20th century. Silicon Valley's emergence and growth made possible by the development of competencies in manufacturing, product engineering, management. 

(California - Southern), Allen J. Scott (1993). Technopolis: High-Technology Industry and Regional Development in Southern California. (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 322 p.). Director of the Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies and Professor of Geography (University of California, Los Angeles). High technology industries--California, Southern; Regional planning--California, Southern; Industrial location--California, Southern.   

(Connecticut), Ellsworth S. Grant (1996). Yankee Dreamers and Doers: The Story of Connecticut Manufacturing. (Hartford, CT: Connecticut Historical Society & Fenwick Productions, 358 p. [2nd.ed.]). Industries--Connecticut--History; Manufacturing industries--Connecticut--History; Connecticut--History--1775-1865.

(Connecticut - New Haven), Eds. Preston Maynard and Marjorie B. Noyes (2004). Carriages and Clocks, Corsets and Locks: The Rise and Fall of an Industrial City--New Haven, Connecticut. (Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 223 p.). Former Executive Director of the New Haven Preservation Trust; Member of the Board of Directors of the New Haven Preservation Trust. Industrial archaeology--Connecticut--New Haven; Historic sites--Connecticut--New Haven; Historic preservation--Connecticut--New Haven; Industries--Connecticut--New Haven--History; Manufacturing industries--Connecticut--New Haven--History; New Haven (Conn.)--Antiquities; New Haven (Conn.)--History; New Haven (Conn.)--Economic conditions. 

(Delaware - Wilmington), Carol E. Hoffecker (1983). Corporate Capital: Wilmington in the Twentieth Century. (Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 294 p.). E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company; Business and politics--Delaware--Wilmington--History--20th century; Wilmington (Del.)--Politics and government; Wilmington (Del.)--Economic conditions; Wilmington (Del.)--Social conditions.

(Georgia), Chad Morgan; foreword by John David Smith (2005). Planters' Progress: Modernizing Confederate Georgia. (Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 163 p.). Triangle Research Libraries Network Fellow (North Carolina State University). Industrialization--Georgia--History--19th century; Agricultural industries--Georgia--History--19th century; Georgia--Economic conditions--19th century; Georgia--Economic policy--19th century; Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. Modernization of Confederate Georgia was an elaboration and acceleration of existing tendencies.

(Great Britain - Birmingham), Ray Shill (2001). Birmingham's Industrial Heritage, 1900-2000. (Stroud, UK: Sutton, 203 p.). Industries -- England -- Birmingham -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.

(Great Britain - Lancashire), Geoffrey Timmins (1998). Made in Lancashire: A History of Regional Industrialisation. (New York: Manchester University Press, 365 p.). Principal Lecturer and Subject Co-ordinator in History (University of Central Lancashire). Industries--England--Lancashire--History; Manufacturing industries--England--Lancashire--History; Industrial revolution--England--Lancashire--History; Lancashire (England)--Economic conditions.  

(Great Britain - London), Michael Ball and David Sunderland (2001). An Economic History of London, 1800-1914. (New York, NY: Routledge, 440 p.). London (England)--Economic conditions; London (England)--History--1800-1950.

Great Britain - Yorkshire), Abraham Newell (1972). A Hillside View of Industrial History: A Study of Industrial Evolution in the Pennine Highlands. (New York, NY: Augustus Kelley, 288 p.). Pennine Highlands; Yorkshire, UK. Classic study first published in 1925. Richmondshire district, administrative county of North Yorkshire, historic county of Yorkshire, England. Famous for the cheese to which it gave its name, Wensleydale is a centre of cheese production and tourism.

(Illinois), Rolf Achilles (1993). Made in Illinois: A Story of Illinois Manufacturing. (Chicago, IL: Illinois Manufacturers' Association, 256 p.). Manufacturing industries--Illinois--History; Industries--Illinois--History. "Published in honor of the Illinois Manufacturers' Association Centennial."

(Illinois - Chicago), Joel Rast (1999). Remaking Chicago: The Political Origins of Urban Industrial Change. (DeKalb, IL: Northern Illinois University Press, 201 p.). Manufacturing industries--Illinois--Chigaco--History--20th century; Urban economics--Case studies; Chicago (Ill.)--Economic conditions; Chicago (Ill.)--Politics and government--1951-.

(Indonesia), H.W. Dick. (2002). Surabaya, City of Work: A Socioeconomic History, 1900-2000. (Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 541 p.). Industries--Indonesia--Surabaya--History; Surabaya (Indonesia)--Economic conditions.

(Italy - Rome), Neville Morley (1996). Metropolis and Hinterland: The City of Rome and the Italian Economy, 200 B.C.-A.D. 200. (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 211 p.). Reader in Ancient Economic History & Historical Theory (University of Bristol). Agriculture --Economic aspects --Rome; Urbanization --Rome; Rome --Economic conditions; Rome --Social conditions; Italy --Economic conditions; Italy --Social conditions. Reappraisal of relationship between Rome and Italy; growth of city seen as major influence on development of Italian economy, demands for food and migrants promoted changes in agriculture, marketing systems, urbanisation throughout peninsula.

(Italy - Venice), Ed. Paolo Lanaro (2006). At the Centre of the Old World: Trade and Manufacturing in Venice and on the Venetian Mainland (1400-1800). (Toronto, ON: Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, 412 p.). Professor of History (Ca' Foscari University of Venice). Venice (Italy)--Commerce--History; Venice (Italy)--Economic conditions--To 1797. Economic history of Venice, Veneto from 15th - 18th eighteenth centuries; interaction between capital city, its dominions, their successful attempt to adjust to changing European economy.  

(Maine), Paul E. Rivard (2007). Made in Maine: From Home and Workshop, to Mill and Factory. (Charleston, SC: History Press, 160 p.). Former Director of the Maine State Museum, Former Director of the American Textile History Museum. Manufacturing industries--Maine. Industrial epoch in forming Maine; ingenious ways products developed as nature of industry changed (homespun textiles of wool and flax, custom-made pine and mahogany cabinetry, furnace-fired iron works, redware pottery).

(Maryland), Gloria L. Main (1982). Tobacco Colony: Life in Early Maryland, 1650-1720. (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 326 p.). Cost and standard of living--Maryland--History; Plantation life--Maryland--History; Tobacco industry--Maryland--History; Maryland--Economic conditions; Maryland--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. 

(Massachusetts), Orra L. Stone (1930). History of Massachusetts Industries; Their Inception, Growth, and Success. (Boston, MA: S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 4 Vols.). Massachusetts --Industries --History; Massachusetts --Manufactures; Massachusetts --Biography.

(Massachusetts), Chaim M. Rosenberg (2007). Goods for Sale: Products and Advertising in the Massachusetts Industrial Age. (Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press, 248 p.). Associate Professor of Psychiatry (Boston University). Manufacturing industries--Massachusetts--History--19th century. Massachusetts businesses in Gilded Age: 1865-1920; from fishing, farming economy into highly urbanized industrial state. 

(Massachusetts - Boston), Ed. David Lampe (1988). The Massachusetts Miracle: High Technology and Economic Revitalization. (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 367 p.). High technology industries--Massachusetts; Massachusetts--Economic policy; Massachusetts--Economic conditions.

(Massachusetts - Boston), Susan Rosegrant and David R. Lampe (1992). Route 128: Lessons from Boston's High-Tech Community. (New York, NY: Basic Books, 240 p.). High technology industries--Massachusetts--Boston Metropolitan Area; Computer industry--Massachusetts--Boston Metropolitan Area.

(Massachusetts - Boston), Eds. Marcia Conroy, Robert M. Krim (2003). Innovation Odyssey: Boston, 400 years of Innovation. (Boston, MA: Boston History Collaborative, 64 p.). Education Specialist; Executive Director of Boston History & Innovation Collaborative. Innovation--history--Boston, MA; economic development. Nearly 100 companies, individuals who made history in Boston - of national and international consequence (medicine, technology, business, science).

(Massachusetts - Boston), Chaim M. Rosenberg (2004). The Great Workshop : Boston's Victorian Age. (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub., 176 p.). Industrialization -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History -- 19th century; Manufacturing industries -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History -- 19th century; Boston (Mass.) -- Economic conditions -- 19th century; Boston (Mass.) -- Commerce -- History -- 19th century. Growth of towns in which local mills and factories were built; illustrates time when Boston was on cutting edge of new culture.

(Massachusetts - Chicopee), Vera Shlakman (1969). Economic History of a Factory Town; A Study of Chicopee, Massachusetts. (New York, NY: Octagon Books, 264 p. [orig. pub. 1935]). Chicopee, (Mass.)--Economic conditions; Chicopee, (Mass.)--History.

(Massachusetts - Gloucester), Mark Kurlansky (2008). The Last Fish Tale: The Fate of the Atlantic and Survival in Gloucester, America’s Oldest Fishing Port and Most Original Town. (New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 269 p.). Fisheries --Massachusetts --Gloucester --History --Anecdotes; Fishing ports --Massachusetts --Gloucester --History --Anecdotes; Gloucester (Mass.) --History --Anecdotes. Slowly disappearing way of life that has defined much of America’s coastlines for hundreds of years; contemporary tension between  traditional fishing trade, modern commerce.

(Massachusetts - Lowell), Thomas Dublin (1992). Lowell: The Story of an Industrial City: A Guide to Lowell National Historical Park and Lowell Heritage State Park, Lowell, Massachusetts. (Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 111 p.). Textile industry--Massachusetts--Lowell--History; Textile workers--Massachusetts--Lowell--History; Lowell (Mass.)--Economic conditions; Lowell (Mass.)--Social conditions; Lowell National Historical Park (Lowell, Mass.)--Guidebooks; Lowell Heritage State Park (Lowell, Mass.)--Guidebooks.

(Massachusetts - Lowell), Heidi Vernon-Wortzel (1992). Lowell: The Corporations and the City. (New York, NY: Garland Pub., 216 p.). Textile industry--Massachusetts--Lowell--History--19th century; Lowell (Mass.)--History.

(Mexico - Guadalajara), Kevin P. Gallagher and Lyuba Zarsky (2007). The Enclave Economy: Foreign Investment and Sustainable Development in Mexico’s Silicon Valley. (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 214 p.). Assistant Professor of International Relations (Boston University), Senior Researcher at the Global Development and Environment Institute (Tufts University); Associate Professor of International Environmental Policy (Monterey Institute for International Studies), Senior Research Fellow at the Global Development and Environment Institute (Tufts University). High technology industries--Mexico--Guadalajara; Information technology--Mexico--Guadalajara; Investments, Foreign--Mexico--Guadalajara; Sustainable development--Mexico--Guadalajara; Guadalajara (Mexico)--Economic conditions. Foreign investment for sustainable development; Mexico's post-NAFTA experience of foreign direct investment in its information technology sector, particularly in Guadalajara region, did not result in expected benefits.

(Mexico - Mexico City), John E. Kicza (1983). Colonial Entrepreneurs, Families and Business in Bourbon Mexico City. (Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1 vol.). Manufacturing industries--Mexico--Mexico City--History; Elite (Social sciences)--Mexico--Mexico City--History; Businesspeople--Mexico--Mexico City--History; Mexico City (Mexico)--Commerce--History.

(Minnesota - Duluth), Arnold R. Alanen; with photographs by Chris Faust (2008). Morgan Park: Duluth, U.S. Steel, and the Forging of a Company Town. (Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 320 p.). Professor of Landscape Architecture (University of Wisconsin–Madison). United States Steel Corporation--History; Company towns--Minnesota--Duluth--History; City planning--Minnesota--Duluth--History; Steel industry and trade--Minnesota--Duluth--History. Impact of U. S. Steel plant, Morgan Park on life in Duluth; 1915 to 1971- large U.S. Steel plant was major part of Duluth’s landscape, life; Morgan Park, formerly company-controlled town now stands as city neighborhood; planned by renowned landscape architects, architects, engineers, provided with schools, churches, recreational and medical services by U.S. Steel; window into northeastern Minnesota’s industrial roots; follows town, its residents through boom years to closing of outmoded facility, to today as current residents work to preserve community’s historic character.

(Missouri - St. Louis), Ed. Richard Rosenfeld (2006). Hidden Assets: Connecting the Past to the Future of St. Louis. (St. Louis, MO: Missouri Historical Society Press, 188 p.). Industries--Missouri--Saint Louis; Saint Louis (Mo.)--Economic conditions. Several hidden assets distinguish St. Louis from other metropolitan areas. 

(New England), Eds. Peter Temin (2000). Engines of Enterprise: An Economic History of New England. (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 328 p.). Elisha Gray II Professor of Economics (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). New England -- Economic conditions. New England led United States in transformation from agrarian to industrial economy, reinvented in complex economy of information society. Transformation of New England's products and exports from cotton textiles, machine tools to education and software.

(New York - Buffalo), Michael F. Rizzo (2007). Nine Nine Eight: The Glory Days of Buffalo Shopping. (Morrisville, NC: Lulu.com, 172 p.). Retailing -- History -- Buffalo, New York; shopping; chain stores -- history. History of great retailers that once dotted main streets of Buffalo, NY; from early days of city to bankruptcy, sale of every major local retailer.

(New York - New York City), Tom Shachtman (1997). Around the Block: The Business of a Neighborhood. (New York, NY: Harcourt Brace, 325 p.). Small business--Social aspects--New York (State)--New York--Case studies; Neighborhood--New York (State)--New York--Case studies; Chelsea (Manhattan, New York, NY).

(New York - New York City), Michael Indergaard (2003). Silicon Alley: The Rise and Fall of a New Media District. (New York, NY: Routledge, 256 p.). Associate Professor of Sociology (St. John's University). Internet industry--New York (State)--New York; High technology industries--New York (State)--New York; Internet; Electronic commerce.  

(New York - New York City), Thomas Kessner (2003). Capital City: New York City and the Men Behind America’s Rise to Economic Dominance, 1860-1900. (New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 396 p.). Professor of History at the Graduate School of the City University of New York. Corporations--New York (State)--History--19th century; Capitalism--New York (State)--History--19th century; Capitalists and financiers--New York (State)--New York; New York (N.Y.)--Economic conditions--19th century; New York (N.Y.)--History--19th century. How an undistinguished port city rose to become center of finance in United States; how Morgan, Carnegie, Rockefeller, colleagues transformed New York, and changed the nation.

(New York -New York City), Elizabeth Currid (2007). The Warhol Economy: How Fashion, Art, and Music Drive New York City. (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 258 p.). Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California's School of Policy, Planning, and Development. Cultural industries--New York (State)--New York; Popular culture--Economic aspects--New York (State)--New York; New York (N.Y.) Social life and customs. Creative industries drive economy of New York as much as finance, real estate, law;  fueled by social life of clubs, galleries, music venues, fashion shows where creative people meet, network, exchange ideas, pass judgments, set trends that shape popular culture.

#1 - Corning Museum of Glass (Corning, NY - world's largest collection of contemporary, historical glass); #4 - Jell-O Gallery (Le  Roy, NY); #5 - Museum of Cheese (Rome, NY); #6 - The Original American Kazoo Factory and Museum (Eden, NY); #7 - Remington Firearms Plant and Museum (Ilion, NY - firearms from early 1800s to present); #8 - Slate Valley Museum (Granville, NY - how slate is formed).

(New Zealand - Auckland), R. C. J. Stone (1973). Makers of Fortune: A Colonial Business Community and Its Fall. (Auckland, NZ: Auckland University Press, 240 p.). Auckland (N.Z.)--Commerce--History.

--- (1982). Young Logan Campbell. (Auckland, NZ: Auckland University Press, 287 p.). Campbell, John Logan, 1817-1912; Auckland (NZ)--Biography.

(New Zealand - Auckland), Sir James Fletcher (Afterword), Bronwyn Labrum, Gavin McLean, Hazel Petrie, RCJ Stone (Preface) (2006). City of Enterprise: Perspectives on Auckland Business. (Auckland, NZ: Auckland University Press, 264 p.). Stone: Professor Russell Stone, Emeritus Professor in History (University of Auckland) and is the pre-eminent historian of the history of Auckland; Petrie: Mira Szaszy Research Centre (University of Auckland); McLean: Senior Historian at New Zealand’s Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Auckland --City; Auckland -- Economic Development; New Zealand - Economic History. Auckland business history in context of New Zealand's economic growth.

(North Carolina), Albert N. Link (1995). A Generosity of Spirit: The Early History of the Research Triangle Park. (Research Triangle Park, NC: Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina, 149 p.). Professor of Economics. Science and Technology Policy (UNC Greensboro). Research parks--North Carolina--History; Research institutes--North Carolina--History; Research, Industrial--North Carolina--History; Research Triangle Park (N.C.)--History.

--- (2002). From Seed to Harvest: The Growth of the Research Triangle Park. (Research Triangle Park, NC: Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina, 278 p.). Professor of Economics. Science and Technology Policy (UNC Greensboro). Research parks--North Carolina--History.; Research institutes--North Carolina--History; Research, Industrial--North Carolina--History; Research Triangle Park (N.C.)--History.

(Ohio), Anne Kelly Knowles (1997). Calvinists Incorporated: Welsh Immigrants on Ohio’s Industrial Frontier. (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 330 p.). Lecturer in Geography at the Institute of Earth Studies (University of Wales, Aberystwyth). Welsh Americans--Ohio--Ethnic identity--Case studies; Calvinists--Ohio--Case studies; Industrialization--Ohio--Jackson County--History--19th century; Industrialization--Ohio--Gallia County--History--19th century; Capitalism--Ohio--Jackson County--History--19th century; Capitalism--Ohio--Gallia County--History--19th century; Ohio--Historical geography--Case studies; Jackson County (Ohio)--Economic conditions; Gallia County (Ohio)--Economic conditions; Cardiganshire (Wales)--Emigration and immigration--History--19th century. Rural capitalist transformation, immigrants became involved with industrialization of region as workers, investors in Welsh-owned charcoal iron companies; how these strict Calvinists responded to moral dilemmas posed by leaving native land, experiencing economic success in United States. 

(Ohio), Kim M. Gruenwald (2002). River of Enterprise: The Commercial Origins of Regional Identity in the Ohio Valley, 1790-1850. (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, p.). Regionalism--Ohio River Valley--History; Frontier and pioneer life--Ohio River Valley; Merchants--Ohio River Valley--History; Pioneers--Ohio River Valley--History; Woodbridge family; Merchants--Ohio--Marietta--Biography; Pioneers--Ohio--Marietta--Biography; Ohio River Valley--Social conditions; Ohio River Valley--Economic conditions; Ohio River Valley--Commerce--Social aspects--History.

(Ohio - Akron), Hugh Allen; with a foreword by Lloyd C. Douglas (1949). Rubber's Home Town, The Real-Life Story of Akron. (New York, NY: Stratford House, 265 p.). Akron (Ohio)--History. 

(Oklahoma -  Tulsa), James O. Kemm (2004). Tulsa: Oil Capital of the World. (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 128 p.). Petroleum industry and trade--Oklahoma--Tulsa--History--20th century--Pictorial works; Oil fields--Oklahoma--Tulsa--History--20th century--Pictorial works; Tulsa (Okla.)--History--20th century--Pictorial works; Tulsa (Okla.)--Economic conditions--20th century--Pictorial works. 1905 - gusher of "black gold" sprang up at Glenn Pool, southwest of Tulsa, two years before Oklahoma became a state; first major oil field in Oklahoma.

(Oregon), Gordon B. Dodds, Craig E. Wollner (1990). The Silicon Forest: High Tech in the Portland Area 1945 to 1986. (Portland, OR: Oregon Historical Society, 226 p.). High technology industries--Oregon--Portland Region--History.

(Pennsylvania), Thomas Dublin and Walter Licht (2005). The Face of Decline: The Pennsylvania Anthracite Region in the Twentieth Century. (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press,, 277 p.). Professor of History, Binghamton University (State University of New York); Professor of History (University of Pennsylvania). Anthracite coal industry--Pennsylvania--History--20th century; Coal miners--Pennsylvania--History--20th century; Pennsylvania--Economic conditions--20th century. Impact of enduring economic decline across wide region, focus especially on small group of mining communities in region’s Panther Valley.

(Pennsylvania) - Philadelphia), Andrew M. Schocket (2007). Founding Corporate Power in Early National Philadelphia. (DeKalb, IL: Northern Illinois University Press, 288 p.). Assistant Professor of History (Bowling Green State University). Corporations--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History; Philadelphia (Pa.)--Commerce--History. Corporate aristocracy created new form of power; corporations answered needs that private individuals or partnerships could not, government would not, supply. 

(Quebec - Atlantic Provinces), Gordon Pitts (2005). The Codfathers: Lessons from the Atlantic Business Elite. (Toronto, ON: Key Porter Books, 328 p.). Businessmen--Atlantic Provinces; Entrepreneurs--Atlantic Provinces; Family-owned business enterprises--Atlantic Provinces. 

(Quebec - Montreal), Gerald J. J. Tulchinsky (1977). The River Barons: Montreal Businessmen and the Growth of Industry and Transportation, 1837-53. (Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 310 p.). Businesspeople--Québec (Province)--Montreal--History; Industries--Qeébec (Province)--Montréal--History; Railroads--Canada--History; Shipping--Canada--History.

(Quebec - Montreal), Robert Lewis (2000). Manufacturing Montreal: The Making of an Industrial Landscape, 1850 to 1930. (Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 336 p.). Associate Professor of Geography (University of Toronto). Industries--Que´bec (Province)--Montreal; Manufacturing industries--Que´bec (Province)--Montreal; Industrial productivity--Quebec (Province)--Montreal; Montreal (Quebec)--Economic conditions. Geographic account of major North American city's industrial landscape from beginnings of industrialization to Great Depression - process of industrial decentralization ongoing since 1850s.

(South), Eds. Susanna Delfino; Michele Gillespie (2005). Global Perspectives on Industrial Transformation in the American South. (Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 240 p.). Industrialization--Southern States; Industrialization; Comparative economics. Economic evolution of American South from late colonial period to World War I and beyond - industrialization and productivity, comparisons to Atlantic and world economy.

(Tanzania), M. S. Silver (1984). The Growth of Manufacturing Industry in Tanzania: An Economic History. (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 323 p.). Manufacturing industries--Tanzania--History.

(Tennessee - Memphis), Robert A. Sigafoos (1979). Cotton Row to Beale Street: A Business History of Memphis. (Memphis, TN: Memphis State University Press, 384 p.). Business--History; Memphis (Tenn.)--Economic conditions; Memphis (Tenn.)--Commerce--History.

(Tennessee - Nashville), Bill Carey (2000). Fortunes, Fiddles & Fried Chicken: A Nashville Business History. (Franklin, TN: Hillsboro Press, 500 p.). Corporations--Tennessee--Nashville--Histor; Business enterprises--Tennessee--Nashville--History; Industries--Tennessee--Nashville--History; Nashville (Tenn.)--Biography; Nashville (Tenn.)--Economic conditions; Nashville (Tenn.)--Commerce--History.

(Tennessee - Nashville), Michael (Kosser (2006). How Nashville Became Music City, U.S.A.: 50 Years of Music Row. (Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard, 368 p.). Country music--History and criticism; Music trade--Tennessee--Nashville. Evolution of this center of music from single studio in tiny duplex which became Music Row. 

(Texas - El Paso), Henk A. Haring (1985). Sunbelt Frontier and Border Economy: Manufacturing in El Paso-Ciudad Juarez. (Utrecht, Netherlands: Dept. of Geography, University of Utrecht, 146 p.). Manufacturing industries--Texas--El Paso; Manufacturing industries--Mexico--Ciudad Juarez; Offshore assembly industry--Mexico--Ciudad Juarez; El Paso (Tex.)--Economic conditions; Mexican-American Border Region--Economic conditions.

(Virginia), Sean Patrick Adams (2004). Old Dominion, Industrial Commonwealth: Coal, Politics, and Economy in Antebellum America. (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 305 p.). Assistant Professor of History (University of Central Florida). Coal trade--Pennsylvania--History; Coal trade--Virginia--History. Author compares the political economies of coal in Virginia and Pennsylvania from the late eighteenth century through the Civil War.

(West Virginia - Harpers Ferry), Paul A. Shackel (1996). Culture Change and the New Technology: An Archaeology of the Early American Industrial Era. (New York, NY: Plenum Press, 217 p.). Armories--West Virginia--Harpers Ferry--History--19th century; Industrial archaeology--West Virginia--Harpers Ferry; Industrialization--West Virginia--Harpers Ferry--History--19th century; Firearms industry and trade--Employees--West Virginia--Harpers Ferry--History--19th century; Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--Antiquities.  

(Wisconsin), Margaret Walsh (1972). The Manufacturing Frontier; Pioneer Industry in Antebellum Wisconsin, 1830-1860. (Madison, WI: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 263 p.). Manufacturing industries--Wisconsin--History--19th century; Industries--Wisconsin--History--19th century; Frontier and pioneer life--Wisconsin; Wisconsin--Economic conditions.

(Wisconsin), Jerry Apps (2004). Cheese: The Making of a Wisconsin Tradition. (Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 232 p. [orig. pub. 1998]). Professor Emeritus (University of Wisconsin-Madison). Cheese--Wisconsin; Cheese--Wisconsin--History; Cheese factories--Wisconsin. History of the cheese-making industry in Wisconsin from its inception in the 1940s to the present. 

(Wisconsin - Niagara), Carol D. Miller (2007). Niagara Falling: Globalization in a Small Town. (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 134 p.). Professor in the Department of Sociology and Archeology (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse). Stora Enso North America; Business enterprises, Foreign--Wisconsin--Niagara; Industries--Social aspects--Wisconsin--Niagara; Globalization--Social aspects--Wisconsin--Niagara; Community life--Wisconsin--Niagara; Niagara (Wis.)--Social conditions--21st century; Niagara (Wis.)--Economic conditions--21st century. "Globalization in reverse" - what happens to small community, Niagara, WI, when forced into global economy, when foreign-based companies operate in a community in United States; how local government, civic engagement, education, environment are affected.

(Wyoming), Milton L. Woods (1985). Sometimes the Books Froze: Wyoming’s Economy and Its Banks. (Boulder, CO: Colorado Associated University Press, 198 p.). Banks and banking--Wyoming--History; Wyoming--Economic conditions.

(Zimbabwe), A.S. Mlambo, E.S. Pangeti, and I. Phimister (2000). Zimbabwe: A History of Manufacturing, 1890-1995. (Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe Publications, 132 p.). Manufacturing industries----History.

Eds. Arora Arora and Alfonso Gambardella (2005). From Underdogs to Tigers: The Rise and Growth of the Software Industry in Brazil, China, India, Ireland, and Israel. (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 313 p.). Computer software industry; Globalization. 

C. J. Bliss and N.H. Stern (1982). Palanpur, The Economy of an Indian Village. (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 340 p.). Pa¯lanpur (India)--Economic conditions.

John Majewski (2000). A House Dividing: Economic Development in Pennsylvania and Virginia Before the Civil War. (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 214 p.). Associate Professor (University of California at Los Angeles). Railroads--Pennsylvania--History--19th century; Railroads--Virginia--History--19th century; Free enterprise--Pennsylvania--History--19th century; Slavery--Virginia--History--19th century; Pennsylvania--Economic conditions; Virginia--Economic conditions. Contrasting case studies of role of farmers, townsmen, elites in fighting for, financing market development.

David G. McKendrick, Richard F. Doner, Stephan Haggard (2000). From Silicon Valley to Singapore: Location and Competitive Advantage in the Hard Disk Drive Industry. (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 351 p.). Data disk drives industry--Asia, Southeastern--Case studies; Data disk drives industry--United States; Industrial location--Case studies; Comparative advantage (International trade)--Case studies; Competition, International--Case studies.

Gail Fowler Mohanty (2006). Labor and Laborers of the Loom: Mechanization and Handloom Weavers, 1780-1840. (New York, NY: Routledge, 278 p.). Handloom industry --Rhode Island --History; Weavers --Rhode Island --History; Industrialization --Rhode Island --History. Impact of technological change on outwork and craft weavers - rapid growth of handloom weaving in response to introduction of water powered spinning. 

Albert W. Niemi, Jr. (1974). State and Regional Patterns in American Manufacturing, 1860-1900. (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 209 p.). Manufacturing industries--United States--History; Industrial location--United States--History.

Paul E. Rivard (2002). A New Order of Things: How the Textile Industry Transformed New England. (Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 156 p.). Textile industry--New England--History; Industrial revolution--New England.

Matthew A. Zook (2005). The Geography of the Internet Industry: Venture Capital, Dot-Coms, and Local Knowledge. (Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub., 200 p.,). Internet industry--Location. 

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Business History Links

Best Performing Cities 2005: Where America's Jobs Are Created and Sustained  http://www.milkeninstitute.org/publications/publications.taf?function=..  This February 2006 report "ranks 379 U.S. metropolitan areas based on their economic performance and their ability to create, as well as keep, the greatest number of jobs in the nation." Includes large metropolitan area and small cities rankings back to 2003 and the full text of the 2005 report (requires free registration). From the Milken Institute, "an independent economic think tank."

Boston History & Innovation Collaborative http://www.bostonhistorycollaborative.org/                                        Founded in 1997 by Dr. Robert Krim (former chair of the Business Department, Roxbury Community College), Liberty Mutual’s then-CEO Gary Countryman, Pat Moscaritolo, leader of Boston’s tourism industry, and historians Henry Lee and Brandeis Prof. David Hackett Fischer; Boston History & Innovation Collaborative is a not-for-profit alliance that works to sustain Greater Boston’s 400-year tradition of innovation. Since 2003, its work has focused on the question of why Boston became and has remained a center of innovation for four centuries.

Buffalo, NY Business History on the Web http://www.buffaloresearch.com/businesslinks.html

Made in Birmingham (UK) - Birmingham's Industrial History http://www.madeinbirmingham.org/                                                 Celebrating the industrial history of Smethwick & Birmingham.

Seattle's Museum of History & Industry                      www.seattlehistory.org                                                                       February 15, 1952 - The Museum of History & Industry opened, has grown to become the largest private heritage organization in the State of Washington, attracting more than 60,000 visitors annually from the Northwest and beyond. MOHAI collects, preserves and presents the rich history of the Pacific Northwest. Its engaging exhibits and programs have created an appreciation for the Northwest's diverse cultural, social and economic history.

Worcester, MA Trivia - Business and Industry http://www.ci.worcester.ma.us/cco/history/trivia/business_ industry.htm                                                                                              City of Worcester, MA, Office of the City Clerk.