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

• ISBN13: 9780847680740
• ISBN10: 0847680746
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-05-01
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Table of Contents

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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