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Journal of Economic Geography Advance Access originally published online on September 27, 2007
Journal of Economic Geography 2008 8(1):134-136; doi:10.1093/jeg/lbm033
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Conference proceedings like this one, the outcome of a workshop held in 2005, typically run dangers of suffering from various pitfalls in that they compile a set of heterogeneous contributions that widely vary with respect to thematic focus and research heuristics, and essential insights have often been published elsewhere before. This volume addresses an important and intensely debated issue, comprises many enlightening chapters, and is edited by a team of renowned researchers; but its value is impaired by the typical imperfections. Ambitious expectations raised in the editors’ preface, promising far-reaching consequences of the book for theoretical and empirical work as well as for practical policies supporting less developed countries are hardly realistic. Yet, how should a collection of 14 essays, albeit being written mostly by acknowledged academic experts, actually manage to produce breakthrough insights concerning the intricate task of effectively promoting . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Martina Fromhold-Eisebith

Department of Geography, RWTH Aachen University, Germany


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