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In this research note, the author examines the regional distribution and suburbanization of corporate headquarters in the United States in 1969, 1979, and 1989. The results confirm a continued concentration of headquarters in a small number of metropolitan areas and a continued concentration in the Northeast and Midwest, despite some growth in locations in the South and West. Significant variations are seen by type of corporation. The suburbanization of headquarters during the decade is qualified in two ways: First, despite further suburbanization, central cities still house a sizable majority of headquarters; and second, the suburbanization pattern varies significantly by region.

Variations in levels of absentee ownership & changes in ownership patterns over time are examined for a sample of US communities with a population of 50,000+ in 1960 (excluding the 5 largest cities). Cities in the Midwest, South, & West have higher levels of absentee ownership than cities in the Northeast, as do central cities compared to suburban communities, smaller cities, & cities with a large proportion of the LF employed in manufacturing. These results suggest that absentee ownership conforms only partially to trends in the manufacturing sector as a whole. In addition, the results call into question the notion that power has shifted from the Snowbelt to the Sunbelt. 2 Tables. Modified HA.

Reported is a project to measure two dimensions of national linkages within US communities & to examine the relationship of these linkages to city planning policy outputs. A model is presented of community structure that includes two indicators of national linkages: (1) community dominance in the national system, indicated by the numbers of corporation home offices, Colls & Us, voluntary associations, & national banks; & (2) absentee ownership of manufacturing, indicated by the number of plants owned by corporations with headquarters outside of the community. City planning is measured by total expenditures for planning in 1971 (from International City Management Assoc data, 1972) for a National Opinion Research Center probability sample of 82 US communities with a population of 50,000+ in 1960. A multivariate test of the model was conducted, relying on ordinary least-squares regression. The community dominance index was found to be negatively related to city planning commitment; the only other variable substantially related to city planning was population size. This is contrary to other studies cited, which show a positive relationship. It appears that planners are not sensitive to the larger social environment to which city planning is presumably addressed. 2 Tables. R. Portwood.

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