Originally published in 1972. Edgar M. Hoover was well-known and prolific in the areas of spatial economics and regional economics. In this book his colleagues and a host of former students present chapters written within his areas of interest in honor of his work, at the end of his academic career.

1. Resistance to the Wired City Harold J. Barnett 2. The Spatial Dimension of the Economy as a Social Outcome: Some Theoretical and Empirical Issues James L. Barr and Charles L. Leven 3. Federalism and Regional Policy Jesse Burkhead 4. The Economy of the Central City: An Appraisal Benjamin Chinitz 5. The Demography of Constantly Changing Birth Rates Ansley Coale 6. High Fertility Impairs Credit Worthiness of Developing Nations Stephen Enke 7. Thünen, Weber and the Spatial Structure of the Nineteenth Century City Raymond L. Fales and Leon N. Moses 8. Directions for Metropolitan Policy Joseph L. Fisher and Leon N. Moses 9. Externalities and Urban Decision Making Britton Harris 10. Policy Location Games: Some Applications of Location Theory to Political Decision-Making Walter Isard and Tony Smith 11. Population Policy, Welfare, and Regional Development Ira S. Lowry 12. Regional and Interregional Input-Output Models: A Reappraisal William H. Miernyk 13. On Health, Population Change, and Economic Development Mark Perlman 14. National urban Policy: Stage 1: Building and Foundation Harvey S. Perloff 15. Fertility and the Business Cycle Pinhass Schwinger 16. Place Prosperity and People Prosperity: The Delineation of Optimum Policy Areas