DAVID L. McKEE is Professor of Economics at Kent State University. He is a specialist in economic development and regional economics. His research has been widely published in professional journals in the United States and abroad. His recent Praeger books include: External Linkages and Growth in Small Economies (1993), Energy, the Environment and Public Policy (1991),humpter and the Political Economy of Change (1991)Development Issues in Small Island Economies (1990), Hostile Takeovers (1989), Canadian-American Economic Relations (1988).

• Preface A Preliminary Overview Some Observations on Physical Structure in Advanced Metropolitan Areas Urban Flexibility in Third World Settings Dualism, the Rural Exodus, and Urban Expansion Metropolitan Expansion and Flexibility Surplus Labor, Squatters, and Urban Structure Metropolitan Growth and the Absorption of Urban Places Environmental Issues in an Urban Context Selected Structural Issues Production for Export and Urban Flexibility The Impact of Tourism The Urban Role in Small Economies Some Policy Perspectives A General Overview Structural and Environmental Imperatives Some Final Reflections Bibliography Index

DAVID L. McKEE is Professor of Economics at Kent State University. He is a specialist in economic development and regional economics. His research has been widely published in professional journals in the United States and abroad. His recent Praeger books include: External Linkages and Growth in Small Economies (1993), Energy, the Environment and Public Policy (1991),humpter and the Political Economy of Change (1991)Development Issues in Small Island Economies (1990), Hostile Takeovers (1989), Canadian-American Economic Relations (1988).

• Preface A Preliminary Overview Some Observations on Physical Structure in Advanced Metropolitan Areas Urban Flexibility in Third World Settings Dualism, the Rural Exodus, and Urban Expansion Metropolitan Expansion and Flexibility Surplus Labor, Squatters, and Urban Structure Metropolitan Growth and the Absorption of Urban Places Environmental Issues in an Urban Context Selected Structural Issues Production for Export and Urban Flexibility The Impact of Tourism The Urban Role in Small Economies Some Policy Perspectives A General Overview Structural and Environmental Imperatives Some Final Reflections Bibliography Index

DAVID L. McKEE is Professor of Economics at Kent State University. He is a specialist in economic development and regional economics. His research has been widely published in professional journals in the United States and abroad. His recent Praeger books include: External Linkages and Growth in Small Economies (1993), Energy, the Environment and Public Policy (1991),humpter and the Political Economy of Change (1991)Development Issues in Small Island Economies (1990), Hostile Takeovers (1989), Canadian-American Economic Relations (1988).

• Preface A Preliminary Overview Some Observations on Physical Structure in Advanced Metropolitan Areas Urban Flexibility in Third World Settings Dualism, the Rural Exodus, and Urban Expansion Metropolitan Expansion and Flexibility Surplus Labor, Squatters, and Urban Structure Metropolitan Growth and the Absorption of Urban Places Environmental Issues in an Urban Context Selected Structural Issues Production for Export and Urban Flexibility The Impact of Tourism The Urban Role in Small Economies Some Policy Perspectives A General Overview Structural and Environmental Imperatives Some Final Reflections Bibliography Index