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Regional Disparities in Small Countries
. Ed(S): Felsenstein, Daniel; Portnov, B. A.
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Description for Regional Disparities in Small Countries
Hardback. Presents a discussion of the theoretical, methodological and measurement challenges in analyzing regional inequalities in small countries and a series of empirical analyses addressing the issue of regional convergence and divergence in these countries. This book examines the policy experience of small countries in closing regional gaps. Editor(s): Felsenstein, Daniel; Portnov, B. A. Series: Advances in Spatial Science. Num Pages: 334 pages, 54 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; RGCM; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 653.
1 2 Daniel Felsenstein and Boris A. Portnov 1 Department of Geography, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel 2 Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Haifa, Israel During the Candiot War of 1645-1669, the Ottoman Sultan Ibrahim I ordered his chief admiral to attack Malta. Fearing imminent defeat by the superior Venetian forces stationed on the island, the admiral decided to trick the sultan out of the idea. As the story goes, he placed a candle on his naval map, allowing the wax to drip on the tiny island until it was completely covered. Then he exclaimed in ... Read more
1 2 Daniel Felsenstein and Boris A. Portnov 1 Department of Geography, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel 2 Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Haifa, Israel During the Candiot War of 1645-1669, the Ottoman Sultan Ibrahim I ordered his chief admiral to attack Malta. Fearing imminent defeat by the superior Venetian forces stationed on the island, the admiral decided to trick the sultan out of the idea. As the story goes, he placed a candle on his naval map, allowing the wax to drip on the tiny island until it was completely covered. Then he exclaimed in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
Series
Advances in Spatial Science
Number of Pages
334
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540243038
SKU
V9783540243038
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Reviews for Regional Disparities in Small Countries
From the reviews: "This volume revisits the common conception that countries characterized by small land area and small population sizes do not exhibit significant regional inequalities. … Together, these chapters convincingly demonstrate that small countries do not seem to have significantly small regional gaps than large ones, and inequalities are shown to have increased over ... Read more