Regional Policy In Britain (Routledge Library Editions: Urban And Regional Economics) - 9781138102170

Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Preface -- Contents -- Timetable of Principal Measures -- Introduction -- 1 The Background -- I The Case for a Policy of Regional Development -- II Economic Theory and the Regional Problem -- 2 The Development of Policy -- III Pre-war Policy -- IV Post-war Policy to 1960 -- V Regional Policy since 1960 -- VI Changes in Regional Disparities -- 3 An Appraisal of Policy Measures -- VII Structural versus Locational Disadvantage -- VIII The Choice of Policy Measures -- IX Growth Areas: The Case for Concentration -- X Regional Planning -- XI British Policy and the European Community -- Conclusion -- Maps -- 1 British Isles indicating problem areas -- 2 The Special Areas -- 3 The Development Areas 1945-60 -- 4 The Development Districts in 1966 -- 5 The New Development Areas and Special Development Areas -- 6 The Planning Regions -- Index

• | Author: Gavin McCrone
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Aug 29, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 280 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1138102172
• | ISBN-13: 9781138102170