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Backward Areas in Advanced Countries

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  • © 1969

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Editors:
  1. E. A. G. Robinson

    1. University of Cambridge, UK

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Part of the book series: International Economic Association Series (IEA)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. The Theoretical Background

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Location Theory, Regional Economics and Backward Areas

      • E. A. G. Robinson
      Pages 3-20

    3. Social Aspects of Backwardness in Developed Countries

      • S. Groenman
      Pages 21-34

  3. The Experience of Western Europe and the United States

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-36
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    2. Regional Policy in the United Kingdom

      • M. C. MacLennan, D. J. Robertson
      Pages 37-51

    3. The Regional Problem in the U.S.A.

      • Benjamin Chinitz
      Pages 52-61

    4. An Appraisal of Regional Development Policy in the Aquitaine Region

      • M. Penouil
      Pages 62-112

    5. The Structural Crisis of a Regional Economy. A Case-Study: The Walloon Area

      • Louis E. Davin
      Pages 113-143

    6. The Backward Region of Fribourg in Switzerland

      • Jean Valarché
      Pages 144-161

    7. The Role of the Tertiary Sector in the Economic Development of Switzerland

      • Jean Valarché
      Pages 162-170

    8. Regional Economic Problems in West Germany

      • Edwin von Böventer
      Pages 171-195

    9. Industrial Location Policy and the Problems of Sparsely Populated Areas in Sweden

      • Erik Bylund
      Pages 196-209

    10. Problems of the Underdeveloped Regions of Italy

      • Francesco Vito
      Pages 210-225

    11. Development Policy in an Over-populated Area: Italy’s Experience

      • Pasquale Saraceno
      Pages 226-239

  4. The Experience of the Socialist Republics of Eastern Europe

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 241-242
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    2. The Development of a Backward Area in Czechoslovakia

      • Pavel Turčan
      Pages 243-255

    3. On the Yugoslav Experience in Backward Areas

      • K. Mihailović
      Pages 256-275

    4. The Programming and Development Policy of Backward Areas in National Economic Planning in Poland

      • B. Winiarski
      Pages 276-295

    5. Development Problems of Backward Areas in Hungary

      • L. Köszegi
      Pages 296-314
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  • University of Cambridge, UK

    E. A. G. Robinson

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