Introduction --; Some Basic Concepts --; Border-Regional Economics --; From Core to Periphery --; In Search for Economics --; Can Border-Regions be Economically Optimized?- Border-Regional Development --; Transborder Co-Operation: Case Studies --; Border-Regional Dynamics.
This book is to establish a new and different subject from regional economics. A series of case studies on border-regions with different natural, geographical features, and social and political structures are conducted. The author develops some specific propositions and analytical approaches in analysing the spatial characteristics and operational mechanisms of border-regions. More than 350 border-regions, 32 tables and 19 figures are included in this book.