The Creation of Regional Dependency /

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Matthews, in a lucid, systematic analysis of regionalism and regional underdevelopment in Canada, takes us through the academic cant, political puffery, and bureaucratic bumbling to show how regional disparity and regional underdevelopment are the result of exploitation by powerful central Canadian...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Matthews, Ralph, 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, 1983.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Regionalismus
Regionalentwicklung
Regional planning.
Economic history > Regional disparities.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Amenagement du territoire > Canada.
Regional planning > Canada.
Kanada.
Kanada
Canada.
Canada > Conditions economiques > 1945- > Disparites regionales.
Canada > Economic conditions > 1945- > Regional disparities.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE: REGIONAL DIFFERENCES AND REGIONAL DEPENDENCY; 1 Regional Differences: Definition and Identification; Definition of Key Terms and Concepts; Region and Regionalism; Regional Disparities and Regional Differences; Identification of Regional Differences; Region and Regionalism; Regional Disparities and Regional Differences; Conclusion; 2 Explanations of Regional Differences; Early Sociological Approaches to Regional Differences; Regional Imbalance from the Perspective of Economic Geography
  • 'Orthodox' Economic Interpretations of Regional Development and Regional DifferenceThe Staples Approach; The Development Approach; The Neo-Classical Approach; The Keynesian Approach; Marxist Analyses of Regional Differences; Recent Sociological Approaches to Regional Analysis in Canada and Elsewhere; Conclusion: Value Implications of Conflicting Interpretations; 3 'Transfer Dependency' versus 'Dependency Theory'; Transfer Dependency; Dependency Theory; 'Transfer Dependency' versus 'Dependency Theory'; 4 The Significance of Regional Differences in a Distinctive Canadian Sociology
  • The Significance of Regional Divisions in Canadian SocietyAn Explanation of Regional Divisions; Towards a Canadian Sociology; PART TWO: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN CANADA: POLICY AND THEORY; 5 Federal Regional Development Policy; Origins of Regional Disparity; The Changing Value Orientation of Regional Development Policy; Alternative Proposals for a 'New' Canadian Regional Development Strategy; Regional Development Policy from a Dependency Theory Perspective; Prospects for Regional Development Policy
  • 6 A Study in Regional Development and Collective Behaviour: The Newfoundland Resettlement ProgramStructure of the Newfoundland Resettlement Program; Resettlement versus Migration; Resettlement as Collective Behaviour; Resettlement and the Role of Planners; 7 Ethical Issues in Regional Policy Research; Working with Government and with the People; The Resettlement Report: Goal and Policy Definition; Policy Research and Value Freedom; 8 Three Key Dimensions in Regional Development: Economic Viability, Social Vitality, and Political Validity
  • Economic Viability, Social Vitality, and Political Validity in 'Small Harbour'A Model for Community and Regional Analysis; Formal and Informal Economic Viability; Formal and Informal Social Vitality; Formal and Informal Political Validity; The Basis of Community and Regional Integration; Evaluating the Social Impact of Public Policies; PART THREE: THE STATE AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ATLANTIC CANADA; 9 The Smallwood Legacy: The Development of Underdevelopment in Newfoundland; Obstacles to Newfoundland Social and Economic Development; Basic Development Tactics; Social Development Policy

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