Reshaping Regional Policy - 9781849802802

Reshaping Regional PolicyAuthor(s): Harry W. Richardson, Chang-Hee Christine Bae, Sang-Chuel Choe\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781849802802, 978-1849802802\nSynopsis\nOriginally initiated by the Presidential Committee on Regional Development in South Korea, this wide-ranging volume investigates the new directions in regional development policy taking shape around the world. In addition to contributions with individual emphasis on regional policy in Korea, the book compares, contrasts and extends regional policy thought in the European Union and other Asian countries. The book first examines some radical new directions in Korea's regional policies instigated by the newly established permanent Presidential Commission of Regional Development. The existing nine provinces and seven 'Special Cities' ([url] metropolitan areas), will yield considerable power and budget authority to seven new mega-rer