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Frontiers in Regional Development
Gradus, Yehuda; Lithwick, Harvey
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Description for Frontiers in Regional Development
Hardback. A collection of 15 essays which provide a comparative examination of the problems and prospects for development in frontier regions. Blending theory with actual case studies, the essays challenge the notion that peripheral areas are marginal or backward. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
In fifteen insightful new essays noted scholars in geography, economics, and public policy provide a comparative examination of the problems and prospects for development in frontier areas. Blending theory with case studies, the essays challenge the widely held notion that peripheral areas are marginal or backward.
In fifteen insightful new essays noted scholars in geography, economics, and public policy provide a comparative examination of the problems and prospects for development in frontier areas. Blending theory with case studies, the essays challenge the widely held notion that peripheral areas are marginal or backward.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780847680733
SKU
V9780847680733
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99-15
About Gradus, Yehuda; Lithwick, Harvey
Yehuda Gradus is professor of geography at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Harvey Lithwick is professor of economics at Carleton University.
Reviews for Frontiers in Regional Development
I would recommend it to anyone interested in regional issues and in spatial change processes.
Frank J. Costa, The University of Akron Because of the wealth of theoretical perspectives grounded by case studies, this volume is a valuable contribution to the literature on economic development and frontier expansion. It is particularly recommended for courses dealing with regional development and economic geography.
Professional Geographer
Frontiers in Regional Development is an important contribution to our growing knowledge, and it is worth the effort of reading.
Baruch A. Kipnis, Dept. of Geography, The University of Haifa, Israel
European Planning Studies, Vol. 6, N0. 6, 1998
The book is rich in named authors, rich in the case study approach to learning... Excellent introduction, bibliographies, and literature reviews... Well-written, nicely crafted, extremely thoughtful, precise...
D. J. McCready, School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario
Regional Studies
This set of essays implicitly and explicitly attacks such economic fundamentalism, demonstrating that if the frontier concept is going to have any historic, economic, or empirical validity, it has to move well beyond the myth of the the empty lands . .....
Journal of Regional Science
This set of essays implicitly and explicitly attacks such economic fundamentalism, demonstrating that if the frontier concept is going to have any historic, economic, or empirical validity, it has to move well beyond the myth of the the "empty lands" . . .
Journal of Regional Science
Frank J. Costa, The University of Akron Because of the wealth of theoretical perspectives grounded by case studies, this volume is a valuable contribution to the literature on economic development and frontier expansion. It is particularly recommended for courses dealing with regional development and economic geography.
Professional Geographer
Frontiers in Regional Development is an important contribution to our growing knowledge, and it is worth the effort of reading.
Baruch A. Kipnis, Dept. of Geography, The University of Haifa, Israel
European Planning Studies, Vol. 6, N0. 6, 1998
The book is rich in named authors, rich in the case study approach to learning... Excellent introduction, bibliographies, and literature reviews... Well-written, nicely crafted, extremely thoughtful, precise...
D. J. McCready, School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario
Regional Studies
This set of essays implicitly and explicitly attacks such economic fundamentalism, demonstrating that if the frontier concept is going to have any historic, economic, or empirical validity, it has to move well beyond the myth of the the empty lands . .....
Journal of Regional Science
This set of essays implicitly and explicitly attacks such economic fundamentalism, demonstrating that if the frontier concept is going to have any historic, economic, or empirical validity, it has to move well beyond the myth of the the "empty lands" . . .
Journal of Regional Science