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Between Global and Local Marginality and Marginal Regions in the Context of Globalization and Deregulation
By Walter Leimgruber
Copyright 2004
338 Pages
by
Routledge
337 Pages
by
Routledge
337 Pages
by
Routledge
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The definitions for 'marginality' and 'marginal regions' are vague and differ between academic disciplines. Marginal regions could however be characterized as regions lying off mainstream processes (in a sort of vacuum) both in society and economy, but also in relation to the natural environment and geographical remoteness. Illustrated by a wide range of international case studies, this book... Read more
Contents: Introduction, Lennart Andersson; Prologue. Part I: General Aspects: Setting the frame; Peripheries and margins; World-views and values. Part II: Domains of Marginality: The economic perspective; Marginality and politics; Society, culture and marginality; The marginalization of the environment. Part III: Responses to Marginalization: Policy responses to marginality; The answers from below; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
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Leimgruber, Walter
