Appalachia in an International Context - Cross-National Comparisons of Developing Regions

List of contents

Introduction: Appalachia and the Study of Regionalism by William W. Philliber
The Future of the Welfare State: The Case of Appalachia by Richard A. Couto
Place For Sale: Repopulation and Change in an Appalachian and a Highland Scottish Community by John B. Stephenson
The Reconstruction of Wales and Appalachia: Development and Regional Identity by Graham Day
The British Coalminers' Strike, 1984-1985: Class and Regional Inequality in Post-Industrial Economies by Richard A. Couto
Local Development Activities in Newfoundland and Central Appalachia by Nelda K. Pearson
Regional Resurgence: The Case of Industrial Catalonia in Spain by Glenn A. Mitchell
Mountain Foragers in Southeast Asia and Appalachia: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the "Mountain Man" Stereotype by Benita J. Howell
Gender Roles as Reflected in Adolescents' Expressed Values and Attitudes: An Eastern Kentucky/Kenya Comparison by Susan Abbott
From the Mountains to the Maquiladoras: A Case Study of Capital Flight and Its Impact on Workers by John Gaventa
From the Apennines to the Appalachians: Regional Development in Italy and the United States by Phillip J. Obermiller
Poor Regions, Poor Theory: Toward Improved Understanding of Regional Inequality by Peter R. Sinclair
References
Index

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Phillip Obermiller, William Philliber

Product details

• Authors: Phillip Obermiller, William Philliber
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.10.1994
• EAN: 9780275948351
• ISBN: 978-0-275-94835-1
• No. of pages: 256
• Weight: 567 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, United States of America, USA, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies