Frontiers in Regional Development

, by Gradus, Yehuda; Lithwick, Harvey; Becker, Bertha K.; L. Berry, Brian J.; Brown, Lawrence A.; Butler, Richard W.; Digiacinto, Scott; Elazar, Daniel J.; Evenhouse, Eirik; Friedmann, John; Hansen, Niles; Higgins, Benjamin; Lithwick, Irwin; Miyakawa, Yasuo; P

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ISBN: 9780847680733 | 0847680738
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 5/7/1996

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In fifteen insightful new essays noted scholars in geography, economics, and public policy provide a comparative examination of the problems and prospects for development in frontier areas. Blending theory with case studies, the essays challenge the widely held notion that peripheral areas are marginal or backward.

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Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Borders, Margins and Frontiers: Myth and Metaphor	p. 1
Romancing the Line: Edges and Seams in Western and Indigenous Mindscapes, with Special Reference to Bedouin	p. 23
Redefining the Frontier: Regional Development in the Post-Welfare Era	p. 43
The Role of the Frontier in Economic Development: American Theory and International Experience	p. 57
Brazil's Frontier Experience and Sustainable Development: A Geopolitical Approach	p. 73
Urban System Development, Ecuador's Amazon Region and Generalization	p. 99
"Frontier" Development in Australia	p. 125
From Frontier to Periphery: The Development of Israel's Negev	p. 143
The Frontier as Chain Reaction	p. 173
Long Waves of Frontier Development	p. 191
The Development of Tourism in Frontier Regions: Issues and Approaches	p. 213
A Social Safety Net for the Negev	p. 231
Local Synergy as an Explanation for Innovation in Peripheral and Frontier Areas	p. 249
Japan's Technopolis: A Model for Frontier Development in East Asia	p. 259
Endogenous Development and Innovative Regional Milieux: International Evidence Relevant to Frontier Regions	p. 277
Index	p. 297
About the Contributors	p. 315
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