De-coding new regionalism: shifting socio-political contexts in Central Europe and Latin America/ 
edited by James W. Scott. 
 - Farnham, England ;  Burlington, VT :  Ashgate,  c2009. 
 - vi, 262 p. :  ill., maps ;  25 cm. 
 - Urban and regional planning and development .
<br/><br/>PART 1: INTRODUCTION: AIMS AND OUTLINE OF THE BOOK<br/>1 Introduction<br/>James Scott <br/><br/>PART II: SYSTEMIC TRANSFORMATION AND THE POLITICS OF SCALE<br/>2 Systemic Transformation and The ¿Politics of Scale¿: The Emergence of New Regionalist Paradigms in Central Europe and Latin America <br/>James Scott<br/>3 Dimensions of Regional Development: Institutional Change in Latin America and Central Europe<br/>Carlos Riojas<br/>4 Concepts of Regionalization: Institution-Building <br/>Karl-Dieter Keim<br/>5 Regions, Coalitions of Power and Regime Theory: Deciphering Post-Socialist Institutional Change<br/>Iwona Sagan<br/><br/>PART III: CASE STUDIES OF REGION-BUILDING IN LATIN AMERICA <br/>6 Regionalization in Jalisco, Mexico: Between Neoliberalism and ¿Inconclusive Federalism¿ <br/>Basilio Verduzco Ch vez<br/>7 Regional Development Policies in Brazil: from planning to implementation and results<br/>Anita Kon <br/>8 Institutional Restructuring and Regional Development in Venezuela: The Case of Guayana (1984-2005)<br/>Catalina Banko<br/><br/>PART IV: CASE STUDIES OF REGION-BUILDING IN CENTRAL EUROPE <br/>9 Transformation Processes and Regionalization in Poland <br/>Grzegorz Gorzelak<br/>10 Regionalism: options and scenarios in Hungary<br/>Ilona P lné Kov cs<br/>11 Reaching for the Stars: The Struggle of East German Urban Regions for Creating Sticky Places<br/>Hans-Joachim Bürkner<br/>12 The Emergence of New Regions in Transition Romania<br/>József Benedek<br/><br/>PART V: CONCLUSION <br/>13 New Regionalism and Evolving Territorialities of the State<br/>James Wesley Scott 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780754670988 (alk. paper) 0754670988 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Regional planning--Europe, Central.<br/>Regional planning--Latin America.<br/>Regionalism--Europe, Central.<br/>Regionalism--Latin America.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>307.120943   / SCO/D