Regional Science Perspectives in Economic Analysis: A Festschrift in Memory of Benjamin H. Stevens (Contributions to Economic Analysis, 249)

...Twenty-one papers presented in a set of special sessions in memory of Benjamin H. Stevens, at the November 1998 meetings of the Regional Science Association International in Santa Fe.
Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. 40, No. 2, June 2002
...The volume will be of interest to students of intellectual history as well as those whose work involves the application of social sciences to spatial phenomena. Publication in Elsevier's "Contributions to Economic Analysis" series is an appropriate memorial to the contributions initiated by Ben Stevens during a career cut short by an untimely death.
Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 42, No. 3, 2002
...This volume is a wonderful tribute to this man whose research contributions continue to excite debate in the Regional Science community.
Economic Systems Research, Vol. 15, No. 1, 2003
...Many of the papers in this volume come from a special set of sessions organised by Michael Lahr at the 1998 meetings of the Regional Science Association International to commemorate Ben Stevens' life and work in regional science (Stevens died in November 1997). ...Clearly, this volume consists of a wide-ranging collection of papers, which reflects the wide range in interests and contributions of Ben Stevens. ...In short, the volume seems a fitting tribute to Ben Stevens.
Urban Studies, Vol. 40, No. 13, December 2003
...Indeed, the legacy of Stevens as one of the founding fathers of the regional science is more than sufficient to justify publishing this volume. In addition, the variety of topics presented in this book reveals the richness of approaches to the spatial analysis of economic development. ...This volume is appropriate for those who want to expose problems and analysis in regional science.
The Annals of Regional Science, Vol. 38, No. 1, March 2004