The economy here is larger than that of most countries. You certainly have to worry about housing and traffic, but I don't see this valley being eclipsed in the near future. Some of the clones may be superficially similar, but don't have the density. Another finding of the professors that they said makes it difficult for other areas to copy is the sense of value here. Mr. Darrah, along with his colleagues, anthropology professors Jan English-Lueck and James Freeman, selected Silicon Valley as their topic because of time constraints.
Teaching keeps their respective plates full, leaving little time for scholarly pursuits.
But the three wanted to study something and chose a subject close to home. Since the project began in 1991, the professors have lead some 1,000 interviews and surveys. With the help of hundreds of students, a number of observations have been made. For example, the complexion of Silicon Valley is diverse. The Silicon Valley is a wonderful place to understand these trends that will affect other parts of the U.S. and increasingly the globe.