Regional Economic Development (Routledge Library Editions: Urban and Regional Economics) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138101974 ISBN 13: 9781138101975

Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

Originally published in 1988. Leading international researchers in regional economic development have contributed an integrated set of chapters reviewing the whole field and taking stock of current thinking. The book is in honour of François Perroux, the father of regional development theory, whose contributions to two important concepts in economics – time and space – have been substantial. The book comprises five parts. Part one covers Perroux's work in general and on growth poles in particular. Part two deals with 'the politics of place', population and regional development, techniques for regional policy analysis and a neoclassical approach to regional economics. In part three the Canadian scene is reviewed at national and regional levels. In part four chapters on urban development, small and medium-size cities, and capital grants deal with the experiences of other countries. Part five concludes the book with a chapter on growth poles, optimal size of cities, and regional disparities and government intervention.

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Benjamin Higgins, Donald J. Savoie

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138101974
• ISBN 13: 9781138101975
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 432
• Editor: Higgins Benjamin, Savoie Donald J.