Principles of Regional Economics

Contents: Preface. 1. Regional economics: basic concepts and meaning. 2. General theories of regional economics. 3. Regional growth models. 4. Role of locational factors in regional development. 5. Approaches to regional development. 6. Role of growth centre in regional planning. 7. Central place theory. 8. Myrdal\'s cumulative causation theory. 9. Growth pole theory. 10. Location theories. 11. Regional disparities in development. 12. Dimensions of backwardness. 13. Backward area development. 14. Identification of backward areas. 15. Measures towards reduction of regional backwardness. 16. Measurement of regional development. 17. Regional planning. 18. Urban structure. References. Index.

Regional Economics is a field of the social sciences concerned with analytical approaches to problems that are specifically urban rural or regional. Topics in regional science include, but are not limited to location theory or spatial economics, location modeling transportation, migration analysis, land us and urban development inter industry analysis, environmental and ecological analysis, resource management urban and regional policy analysis geographical information systems and spatial data analysis. In the broadest sense, any social science analysis that has a spatial dimension is embraced by regional scientist.

Regional Economics is the study of the location distribution and spatial organization of economic activities across the world. The subject matter investigated is strongly influenced by the researcher\'s methodological approach. Neoclassical location theorists, following in the tradition of Alfred Weber, tend to focus on industrial locatrist and geographer David Harvey and the new economic geography which takes into account social, cultural and institutional factors in the spatial economy. (jacket)