In this easy-to-follow, one-stop reference, Dinc discusses a new and dynamic endogenous regional development approach that delves deeply into a variety of topics: the globalization process and its impact on local and regional economies; theoretical evolution of economic development; the role of...

Contents: Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Development -- 3. Sustainability and development -- 4. Technological revolutions and development -- 5. Conflict and development -- 6. Disruptions in local and regional development and the way forward for a more humanitarian world -- References -- Index.

In this paper we propose the use of an alternative methodology to track low incomes based on Atkinson`s (1970) family of "equally distributed equivalent income" functions, which are called "general means" here. We provide a new characterization of general means that justifies their use in this...