Prompted primarily by a concern with developments in regional policy-making in South Korea, this collection from editors Richardson (urban and regional planning, U. of Southern California), Bae (urban design and planning, U. of Washington), and Choe (former chairman of South Korea's Presidential Committee on Regional Development), present 21 papers generalizing global experiences with regional policy; examining European and Japanese experiences with regional policy-making; and addressing issues specific to Korean regional policy, including the relationship between fiscal policy and regional development, long-term strategies for regional development, the role of economic regions and metropolitan economies, and regional governance for "mega-economic" regions. Annotation ⓒ2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)