Cover; Half Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of plates; List of abbreviations; Preface; Part I Space, environment, and culture as a social question; 1 Why study mountains? Mountains as a laboratory and pertinent indicator; 2 The theoretical approach to mountain research from the socio-economic point of view; 3 The issue of spatial inequality in a new light; Part II Devaluation and revaluation of territorial capital in mountain areas; 4 Spatial and socio-economic processes in mountains; 5 The new role of mountains as global suppliers
Part III A new level of inequality6 The shift from state-organized to liberal-productivist regimes; 7 The new spatial disparities; Part IV The new disparities and possible alternatives; 8 Liberal-productivist mountains: three main aspects; 9 Three possible trajectories for mountain regions; 10 Beyond liberal-productivism; Bibliography; Index
