HI Khalil: I don't have much experience with this myself but I know of other expenses texts, which I was not able to assign for class. Many publishers often release new books in hardback first at the more expensive price and then eventually in paperback at a more 'affordable' price, if it sells well. I often order a hardback copy for my university library and possibly my own personal use (through a professional development grant, etc.), and then wait/hope it will come out in paperback.
Others may have more insight/thoughts on this? Best, Norma On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 1:22 PM, Khalil Shahyd <khali...@aol.com> wrote: > This may seem obvious, but for someone that has never published a book. How > is it that a book can be priced at $200USD? > > Who purchases a book or assigns it for a class at $200USD? > > Apologies for my ignorance.... > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Norma Rantisi <norma.rant...@gmail.com> > To: ECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L@LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU > Sent: Mon, Mar 7, 2011 1:17 pm > Subject: New Title: Handbook of Local and Regional Development > > > ------------------------------ > > > [image: cover] <http://pharmaprojects.msgfocus.com/c/1ZsfARaQAgA0DrYMBN> > *Handbook > of Local and Regional > Development<http://pharmaprojects.msgfocus.com/c/1ZsfFkIyQ6w8Gmc7gu> > *Edited by *Andy Pike*, *Andres Rodriguez-Pose*, *John Tomaney* > The *Handbook of Local and Regional Development* provides a comprehensive > statement and reference point for local and regional development. The scope > of this *Handbook’s* coverage and contributions engages with and reflects > upon the politics and policy of how we think about and practise local and > regional development, encouraging dialogue across the disciplinary barriers > between notions of ‘local and regional development’ in the Global North and > ‘development studies’ in the Global South. > This *Handbook* is organized into seven inter-related sections, with an > introductory chapter setting out the rationale, aims and structure of the > *Handbook*. Section one situates local and regional development in its > global context. Section two establishes the key issues in understanding the > principles and values that help us define what is meant by local and > regional development. Section three critically reviews the current diversity > and variety of conceptual and theoretical approaches to local and regional > development. Section four address questions of government and governance. > Section five connects critically with the array of contemporary approaches > to local and regional development policy. Section six is an explicitly > global review of perspectives on local and regional development from Africa, > Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and North America. Section seven > provides reflection and discussion of the futures for local and regional > development in an international and multidisciplinary context. > With over forty contributions from leading international scholars in the > field, this *Handbook* provides critical reviews and appraisals of current > state-of-the-art conceptual and theoretical approaches and future > developments in local and regional development. > Table of Contents > 1. Introduction: A Handbook of Local and Regional Development *Andy Pike, > Andrés Rodríguez-Pose and John Tomaney* *Section I: Local and Regional > Development in a Global Context* 2 Globalisation and Regional Development > *Seán Ó Riain* 3 Territorial Competition *Ian Gordon* 4 Local and Regional > ‘Development Studies’ *Giles Mohan* *Section II: Defining the Principles > and Values of Local and Regional Development* 5 Regional Disparities and > Equalities: Towards a Capabilities Perspective? *Diane Perrons* 6 > Inclusive Growth: Meaningful Goal or Mirage? *Ivan Turok* 7 The Green > State: Sustainability and the Power of Purchase *Kevin Morgan* 8 > Alternative Approaches to Local and Regional Development *Allan Cochrane* > *Section* *III: Concepts and Theories of Local and Regional Development* 9 > Spatial Circuits of Value *Ray Hudson* 10 Labour and Local and Regional > Development *Andy Herod* 11 Local and Regional Development: A Global > Production Network Approach *Neil M. Coe and Martin Hess* 12 Evolutionary > Approaches to Local and Regional Development Policy *Robert Hassink and > Claudia Klaerding* 13 Innovation, Learning and Knowledge Creation in > Co-localised and Distant Contexts *Harald Bathelt* 14 Culture, Creativity, > and Urban Development *Dominic Power and Allen J. Scott* 15 Post-socialism > and Transition *Bolesław Domański* 16 Migration and Commuting: Local and > Regional Development Links *Tony Champion and Mike Coombes* 17 Within and > Outwith/Material and Political? Local Economic Development and the > Spatialities of Economic Geographies *Roger Lee* 18 Spaces of Social > Innovation *Frank Moulaert and Abid Mehmood* 19 Forging Post-Development > Partnerships: Possibilities for Local and Regional Development *J.K. > Gibson-Graham* *Section IV: Government and Governance* 20 The State: > Government and Governance *Bob Jessop* 21 Putting ‘the political’ Back > into the Region: Power, Agency and a Reconstituted Regional Political > Economy *Andy Cumbers and Danny MacKinnon* 22 Territorial/Relational: > Conceptualizing Spatial Economic Governance *Martin Jones and Gordon > MacLeod* 23 Institutional Geographies and Local Economic Development: > Policies and Politics *Kevin R. Cox* 24 Carbon Control Regimes, Eco-State > Restructuring and the Politics of Local and Regional Development *Andrew > E.G. Jonas, Aidan H. While and David C. Gibbs* 25 Competitive Cities and > Problems of Democracy *Colin Crouch* 26 The Politics of Local and Regional > Development *Andrew Wood* 27 Spatial Planning and Territorial Development > Policy *Peter Ache* *Section V: Local and Regional Development Policy* 28 > Endogenous Approaches to Local and Regional Development Policy *Franz > Tödtling* 29 Territorial Competitiveness and Local and Regional Economic > Development: A Classic Tale of ‘Theory Led by Policy’ *Gillian Bristow* 30 > Finance and Local and Regional Economic Development *Felicity Wray, Neill > Marshall and Jane Pollard* 31 Green Dreams in a Cold Light *Susan > Christopherson* 32 SMEs, Entrepreneurialism and Local/Regional Development > *Costis Hadjimichalis* 33 Transnational Corporations and Local and > Regional Development *Stuart Dawley* 34 Innovation Networks and Local and > Regional Development Policy *Mário Vale* 35 Universities and Regional > Development *John Goddard and Paul Vallance* 36 Transportation Networks, > the Logistics Revolution and Regional Development* John T. Bowen Jr. and > Thomas R. Leinbach* 37 (Im)migration, Local, Regional and Uneven > Development *Jane Wills, Kavita Datta, Jon May, Cathy McIlwaine, Yara > Evans and Joanna Herbert *38 Neoliberal Urbanism in Europe *Sara Gonzalez*39 > Gender, Migration and Socio-Spatial Transformations in Southern European > Cities *Dina Vaiou **Section VI: Global Perspectives* 40 The Experience of > Local and Regional Development in Africa* Etienne Nel* 41 Globalization, > Urbanization and Decentralization : The Experience of Asian Pacific Cities > Shiuh-Shen Chien 42 Local Development: A Response to the Economic Crisis. > Lessons from Latin America *Antonio Vázquez-Barquero* 43 North American > Perspectives on Local and Regional Development *Nancey Green Leigh and > Jennifer Clark* 44 Area Definition and Classification and Regional > Development Finance: The European Union and China *Michael Dunford* *Section > VII: Reflections and Futures* 45 The Language of Local and Regional > Development *Phillip O’Neill* 46 The Evaluation of Local and Regional > Development Policy *Dave Valler* 47 The New Regional Governance and the > Hegemony of Neoliberalism. All change – No change? *John Lovering* 48 > Local Left Strategy Now *Jamie Gough and Aram Eisenschitz* 49 Local and > Regional Development: Reflections and Futures* John Tomaney,* *Andy Pike > and Andrés Rodríguez-Pose* > Author Biography > *Andy Pike* is Professor of Local and Regional Development in the Centre > for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS), Newcastle University, > UK. > *Andrés Rodríguez Pose* is a Professor of Economic Geography at the London > School of Economics, UK. > *John Tomaney* is Henry Daysh Professor of Regional Development Studies > and Director of CURDS, Newcastle University, UK, and Professor of Regional > Studies, Institute for Regional Studies, Monash University, Australia. > ***Published* January 2010 by Routledge > Hardback: 978-0-415-54831-1: *$200.00*** > Read More <http://pharmaprojects.msgfocus.com/c/1ZsfJOgh5WsgJgprVb> | > Recommend > to Librarian <http://pharmaprojects.msgfocus.com/c/1ZsfOhNZlMooMaCMzS> > > -- > Norma Rantisi, Ph.D. > Associate Professor > Department of Geography, Planning & Environment > Concordia University > 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West > Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8 > Tel.: 514-848-2424, ext. 2018 > Fax: 514-848-2032 > E-mail: norma.rant...@gmail.com > -- Norma Rantisi, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Geography, Planning & Environment Concordia University 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8 Tel.: 514-848-2424, ext. 2018 Fax: 514-848-2032 E-mail: norma.rant...@gmail.com
