Frontiers in Regional Development

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I would recommend it to anyone interested in regional issues and in spatial change processes. -- Frank J. Costa, The University of Akron Because of the wealth of theoretical perspectives grounded by case studies, this volume is a valuable contribution to the literature on economic development and frontier expansion. It is particularly recommended for courses dealing with regional development and economic geography. * Professional Geographer * Frontiers in Regional Development is an important contribution to our growing knowledge, and it is worth the effort of reading. -- Baruch A. Kipnis, Dept. of Geography, The University of Haifa, Israel * European Planning Studies, Vol. 6, N0. 6, 1998 * The book is rich in named authors, rich in the case study approach to learning... Excellent introduction, bibliographies, and literature reviews... Well-written, nicely crafted, extremely thoughtful, precise... -- D. J. McCready, School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario * Regional Studies * This set of essays implicitly and explicitly attacks such economic fundamentalism, demonstrating that if the frontier concept is going to have any historic, economic, or empirical validity, it has to move well beyond the myth of the the empty lands . ..... * Journal of Regional Science * This set of essays implicitly and explicitly attacks such economic fundamentalism, demonstrating that if the frontier concept is going to have any historic, economic, or empirical validity, it has to move well beyond the myth of the the "empty lands" . . . * Journal of Regional Science *