Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Economic Geography

Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Economic Geography
Author: Charlie Karlsson
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 661
Release: 2015-02-27
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0857932675

The main purpose of this Handbook is to provide overviews and assessments of the state-of-the-art regarding research methods, approaches and applications central to economic geography. The chapters are written by distinguished researchers from a variet

Handbook of Economic Development

Handbook of Economic Development
Author: Kuo-Tsai Liou
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 768
Release: 1998-06-25
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780824701819

Featuring over 1900 references, drawings, and tables and drawing on disciplines as diverse as political economics, public management, and urban affairs, this versatile text offers comprehensive information on major policy and managerial issues important to local and national economic development. Pulling together the work of over 40 researchers, the book examines the role of government in economic advances and reform, provides a complete, up-to-date survey of the literature on local and national economic development, details local and regional economic progress in the US, adopts an innovative interdisciplinary approach to the study of economic expansion, and more.

Applied Geography

Applied Geography
Author: Antoine Bailly
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2013-11-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1402024428

Applied Geography, A World Perspective reviews progress in applied geography in different regions of the world. It does this through the eyes of an international panel of highly regarded academic practitioners. The book offers new prospects on the use of established approaches and explores exciting new territories. Together, the contributors provide a comprehensive picture of applied geography today. This book is of relevance to faculty and graduate students in the fields of geography, planning, public policy, regional science and other related social and behavioural sciences.