First published in 1985, Uneven Development in Southern Europe is an essential reference in the analysis of the significant changes that have taken place within southern Europe. The shifts within the region’s economic, political and social structures raise important questions about the nature of uneven development, the meaning of dependency and the political consequences of social change. These underlying processes are reflected in debates on issues such as the protracted process of the Mediterranean enlargement of the European Community, the plight of ‘guest workers’ in northern Europe and the competition presented by goods and produce from southern Europe.
Within the broad framework of tendencies in the movements of labour and capital that are outlined in the introduction, successive chapters examine the regional and national impact of labour migration and return, evaluate the social consequences of new forms of agricultural production or industrial investment and demonstrate the relationships between uneven development and the growing crisis of legitimacy of southern European states. The emphasis on detailed case studies ensures that the key theoretical questions are addressed with unusual precision, while individual chapters also provide useful insights for those interested in France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain or Turkey in their own right. The book will be of interest to students of development, economy, history and migration.
Edited by:
Ray Hudson,
Jim Lewis
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 174mm,
Weight: 843g
ISBN: 9781032269535
ISBN 10: 1032269537
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 410
Publication Date: 30 January 2022
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Primary
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ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Tables Figures Preface 1. Introduction: recent economic, social and political changes in Southern Europe 2. The effects of external migration on regional development in Turkey 3. The economic impact of returned emigrants in Trabzon, Turkey 4. Return migration and rural economic change: a south Italian case study 5. Farm workers in Italy: agricultural working class, landless peasants, or clients of the welfare state? 6. Agricultural change in an industrialising area: the case of the Tarragona area 7. Restructuring in Fiat and the decentralization of production into southern Italy 8. Transnationalization of production, location of industry and the deformation of regional development in peripheral countries: the case of Greece 9. Regional variations in the rate of profit in Portuguese industry 10. The rural Languedoc: periphery to ‘relictual space’ 11. Dependent development in Corsica 12. Spain: economy and state in transition 13. Political economy, legitimation and the state in Southern Europe Bibliography Name Index Place Index Subject Index
