Transformation of Resource Towns and Peripheries

Name: Transformation of Resource Towns and Peripheries
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Transformation of Resource Towns and PeripheriesPolitical economy perspectives\nAuthor(s): Greg Halseth\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138960893, 978-1138960893\nSynopsis\nMost developed economies, including single-industry and resource dependent rural or small town regions, are transforming rapidly as a result of social, political, and economic change. Collectively, they face a number of challenges as well as new opportunities. This international collaboration describes a critical political economy framework that will be useful for understanding these transitions.\n\nTransformation of Resource Towns and Peripheries describes the multi-faceted process of transition and change in resource dependent rural and small town regions since the end of the Second World War. The book incorporates international case studies from Australia, Canada, Finland and New Zealand, with the express purpose of highlighting similariti.