A collection of 15 essays which provide a comparative examination of the problems and prospects for development in frontier regions. Blending theory with actual case studies, the essays challenge the notion that peripheral areas are marginal or backward.

In fifteen insightful new essays noted scholars in geography, economics, and public policy provide a comparative examination of the problems and prospects for development in frontier areas. Blending theory with case studies, the essays challenge the widely held notion that peripheral areas are marginal or backward.