Washington Dc Globalization

The District of Columbia better known as Washington, DC was founded on July 16, 1790. Washington, DC is unique when compared among other American cities, because it was established by the Constitution of the United States to serve as the nation’s capital. Like many decisions during this time period in American history the location of Washington DC was a compromise, between the northern states that wanted the new federal government to assume Revolutionary War debs and southern states who wanted the capital placed in a location friendly to slave holding agricultural interests. This will prove important in the District of Columbia’s future as a city, since the industrial powerhouses of the United States at this time were located North in Pennsylvania

All of them are in some way related to cities and, therefore, to the hypothesis in the title of this paper. Successful, widespread industrialization depends on the extent to which the above conditions exist in a given economy. Or, in other words, successful industrialization is not possible without a certain amount of capital, entrepreneurs who invest it in industrial manufacturing, technology to enable industrial production, skilled and less skilled labor to operate the machines, and sufficient transportation systems to make the purchase of raw materials and the sale of manufactured products profitable. As these conditions are less likely to develop in an agrarian economy, a certain level of urbanization was necessary to obtain them.” After reading this passage, it was clearer to see that a market was not developed in the District of Columbia, because there was no specific need for one. Washington DC is not known for its entrepreneurship or technology. The District of Columbia Metropolitan Area did and does have opportunities for entrepreneurship, but very few are thriving. For example according to Small Business Advocacy: Small Business Profiles for the States and Territories, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia are not in the top ten for all six state profiles for small businesses: Highest number of small businesses, number of small business employees, share of small firm employment, private sector employment growth, number of establishments opened, and highest percent of small establishments surviving from 2013-2014 . The District of Columbia also lacked the necessary labor force that would work in the factories during the Industrial Revolution. Even