"Massachusetts Miracle" refers to a period of economic growth in the state of Massachusetts during most of the 1980s. Previous to this, the state had been hit hard by deindustrialization and resulting unemployment. The growth was heavily centered in high-tech industry and financial services, within Boston and in its suburbs along the Route 128 highway. Deindustrialization is the process by which a country or region moves from a manufacturing-based economy to a service economy or information economy. ... Dorothea Langes Migrant Mother depicts destitute pea pickers in California during the Great Depression. ... Alternative meanings: Boston (disambiguation) The 18th-century Old State House in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries. ...

Michael Dukakis was governor of Massachusetts during most of this time and attempted to take credit for the "Miracle" during his campaign for United States President in 1988. Unfortunately for his campaign, the trend of economic growth began to reverse at that time. Michael Stanley Dukakis (born November 3, 1933) is an American Democratic politician, former Governmor of Massachusetts, and former presidential candidate, born in Brookline, Massachusetts, to Greek-immigrant parents. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...