Regional Economics

Author: Zhen Xinglu
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2003-05-02
Features: Unlike other regional economics thematic monographs, this book strives to combine theoretical elaboration with empirical research. It systematically introduces the fundamental issues of regional economics research and elaborates on practical and theoretical problems in regional economic development, including regional economic zoning, industrial layout, agglomeration economies, regional industrial organization, theories and models of regional economic development, theories of coordinated regional development, theories of distinctive development, optimization of regional industrial structure, regional economic development and population, regional urban layout, regional division of labor, cooperation, and integration, regional natural resource development planning, and regional development planning, among others. This revised edition maintains the characteristics of the first edition while adding new hot topics not covered in the first edition, rewriting, updating, and improving a significant amount of content. The book has been expanded and the format adjusted. It can serve as a textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students in economics and management disciplines in universities and can also be used as a reference for regional economic research planners and practitioners.