Originally published in 1983, when Europe’s economies were facing the worst recession since the 1930s, this book reviews the outcome of a quarter of a century of research and practical experience in the field of regional economic management. In the spatial context of the European Community, the author explores central issues by integrating the results of his own research with those of economists, geographers, economic historians and psychologists. It provides a wide survey of the subject, demonstrates the complexity of the spatial-economic systems which the regional economic planner seeks to modify, analyses the strategies for regional development employed by national and international agencies and offers a substantial annotated bibliography. Contradictions arising from the contrasting spatial perspectives of national governments and the European Commission are emphasised. Among other things, it concludes that many regional problems strongly reflect perception and behavioural factors as well as purely economic constraints.
By:
David Pinder (University of Plymouth UK) Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: Annotated edition Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 138mm,
Weight: 453g ISBN:9781138102453 ISBN 10: 1138102458 Series:Routledge Library Editions: Urban and Regional Economics Pages: 130 Publication Date:13 December 2018 Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active