..."This report attempts to place in perspective the economy of the Boston Metropolitan Region and to relate economic trends in the region to population, land use, and transportation factors. It opens with a brief review of the historic basis of development of the regional economy, followed by an examination of recent patterns and trends in the regional economy in relation to the United States. Subsequent sections examine the major sectors of the regional economy: manufacturing industry and the complex of trades and services that comprise the non-manufcturing sectors. These are followed by a presentation of projections of future economic levels in the region as a whole and major sub-areas. The final section is devoted to an examination of state-local taxation as a factor in regional growth and development."; a copy of this item was in the BRA collection...