Modernization, The State, And Regional Disparity In Developing Countries

Taylor & Francis

This book provides a historical context for understanding why regional disparities emerged in Tunisia and why reducing those disparities has been so difficult. It implies that the failure of regional development in Tunisia does not lie in regional planning, which had never been seriously tried. > This book provides a historical context for understanding why regional disparities emerged in Tunisia and why reducing those disparities has been so difficult. It implies that the failure of regional development in Tunisia does not lie in regional planning, which had never been seriously tried. > Foreword -- Development, Underdevelopment and the Transition\u2019s Dilemmas -- Introduction -- Modernization, Development Theory and the Question of \u201CTransition\u201D -- Regional Disparity and the Question of Transition in Tunisia -- Growth, Development, Regional Disparity and the Tunisian Dilemma -- The Historical Roots of Regional Disparity -- Regional Disparity and Regional Developmene