Books in the Routledge Library Editions: Urban and Regional Economics series

Originally published in 1972. Edgar M. Hoover was well-known and prolific in the areas of spatial economics and regional economics. In this book his colleagues and a host of former students present chapters written within his areas of interest in honor of his work, at the end of his academic career.

Originally published in 1991. The focus of the contributions in this book concentrate on the relationships between rurality and small-scale production. The contributors explore the diversity and significance of rural small-scale production in different countries and the regional disciplinary theoretical discourses which inform research.

Originally published in 1984. At that time many formerly prosperous regions were becoming impoverished and many former "core" areas were being demoted to peripheral status. This book considers this crisis, its nature and manifestations and its implications.

Originally published in 1984. This volume brings together papers concerned with the problems of regional development in both Eastern and Western Europe. These include regional, economic, and social inequalities; lagging and backward regions; and constricted flows of labour.

Originally published in 1979. This volume brings together the work of distinguished demographers, geographers, statisticians and policy-makers who look in detail at various mechanisms by which regional population structures develop.

Originally published in 1986. Major restructuring in the economies of the developed world was often closely related to industrial development in newly industrializing countries. This book examines the performance of these developing countries and includes studies of 'peripheral regions' ¿ less developed regions within more advanced economies.

Originally published in 1991. This book deals with industrial and regional changes in Western Europe and the effectiveness of policies to cope with them. It examines the regional experiences, including successes as well as problems, and reports on the effects and implications for not just Europe but Japan and many newly industrializing countries.

Originally published in 1984. At that time many formerly prosperous regions were becoming impoverished and many former "core" areas were being demoted to peripheral status. This book considers this crisis, its nature and manifestations and its implications.

Originally published in 1984. This volume brings together papers concerned with the problems of regional development in both Eastern and Western Europe. These include regional, economic, and social inequalities; lagging and backward regions; and constricted flows of labour.

Originally published in 1979. This volume brings together the work of distinguished demographers, geographers, statisticians and policy-makers who look in detail at various mechanisms by which regional population structures develop.

Originally published in 1986. Major restructuring in the economies of the developed world was often closely related to industrial development in newly industrializing countries. This book examines the performance of these developing countries and includes studies of 'peripheral regions' ¿ less developed regions within more advanced economies.