Originally published in 1991. This book deals with industrial and regional changes in Western Europe and the effectiveness of policies to cope with them. It examines the regional experiences, including successes as well as problems, and reports on the effects and implications for not just Europe but Japan and many newly industrializing countries.

Preface Lloyd Rodwin and Hidehiko Sazanami Part 1: Overview 1. European Industrial Change and Regional Economic Transformation: An Overview of Recent Experience Lloyd Rodwin Part 2: Case Studies 2. Structural Transformation in the Regions of the United Kingdom Peter Hall 3. Deindustrialization and Regional Development in the Federal Republic of Germany Franz-Josef Bade and Klaus R. Kunzmann 4. Spatial Impacts of Deindustrialization in France Jean-Paul de Gaudemar and Rémy Prud'homme 5. Regional Deindustrialization and Revitalization Processes in Italy Roberto P. Camagni 6. Structural Changes in the Spanish Economy: Their Regional Effects Juan R. Cuadrado Roura 7. Regional Perspectives on the Deindustrialization of Sweden Folke Snickars Part 3: Perspective Studies 8. Problems of Regional Transformation and Deindustrialization in the European Community Paul Cheshire 9. 1957 to 1992: Moving Toward a Europe of Regions and Regional Policy Paul Cheshire, Roberto P. Camagni, Jean-Paul de Guademar and Juan R. Cuadrado Roura 10. Europe's Regional-Urban Futures: Conclusions, Inferences and Surmises Roberto P. Camagni, Paul Cheshire, Jean-Paul de Guademar, Peter Hall, Lloyd Rodwin and Folke Snickars Part 4: Postscript Structural Transformation in Japan: Issues and Prospects for Regional Development in the Coming Years Hidehiko Sazanami