Marginality in Space - Past, Present and Future: Theoretical and Methodological Aspects of Cultural, Social and Economic Parameters of Marginal and . of Marginal and Critical Regions)

This work discusses the role that marginality has had, has today, and is going to have in the future. The Commission on Dynamics of Marginal and Critical Regions held its annual conference in Harare, Zimbabwe in July 1997. During that conference, a series of papers were presented and this volume includes those that have been chosen after rewriting and reviewing. The different articles of this volume reflect the various aspects of marginality currently existing in the world. It is the intention of the Commission to pursue research that would eventually result in a more coherent approach towards the issues of marginality in space.