Author: Y. Gradus
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780847680740
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
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.