Provides an introduction to the histories and contemporary development problems of the non-core countries of the world economy. This book assesses the impact of these shifts at different scales of analysis, from the supranational to the local.

"The Geography of Emerging Regions" provides an in-depth and stimulating introduction to the histories and contemporary development problems of the non-core countries of the world economy. Dramatic shifts in economic policy and the nature of political institutions have occurred in these countries over the past decade, much more substantial than those experienced within advanced economies. Here, the authors assess the impact of these shifts at different scales of analysis, from the supranational to the local. Drawing on the experience of Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Latin America and East Asia in particular, the authors seek to illuminate the many contradictions in contemporary discourse on the so-called 'emerging regions', and look forward to the future and the type of world that might develop away from the core advanced economies.

Part 1 Conceptual frameworks: "emerging market countries" and issues of globalization
conceptualizing the world system
capitalism, imperialism and the emerging world - an historical overview. Part 2 The historical context of alternative capitalisms: Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union
capitalism in Latin America and the Caribbean
East
Asia - the Japanese and Chinese development models and their regional impacts. Part 3 Economic dimensions of change: trade liberalization, economic transformation and integration

geographies of economic transformation
the transnational corporation and emerging market countries
geographies of transnational corporations in emerging market countries
new technologies and the growth of services. Part 4 Political dimensions of change: modernity and nationality
modernity and democracy
conclusion - alternative capitalisms and globalization.