CHAPTER 17 THE CONCEPT OF A REGION 247 CHAPTER 18 A CORE IRISH REGION – THE GREATER DUBLIN AREA 265 CHAPTER 19 A PERIPHERAL IRISH REGION – THE WESTERN REGION 290 CHAPTER 20 A CORE EUROPEAN REGION – THE PARIS BASIN 316 CHAPTER 21 A PERIPHERAL EUROPEAN REGION – THE MEZZOGIORNO 337 CHAPTER 22 A CONTINENTAL/SUBCONTINENTAL REGION – INDIA 360 CHAPTER 23 THE COMPLEXITY OF REGIONS I 388 CHAPTER 24 THE COMPLEXITY OF REGIONS II 399