Note from the Editors: Australasian Journal of Regional Studies - Volume 20, Number 2, 2014

Abstract

This volume is testimony to the increasing diversity of Australian regional science and Australia's interest in, and engagement with, our Asian neighbours. From a domestic perspective the articles in this volume range across regional economic and social diversity in Victoria, the economic transformation of coastal communities as traditional fishing activities decline in importance for a variety of reasons, and small business innovation in farming communities during a period of intense drought. Our overseas contributors are equally diverse and fascinating. Here the focus is on three issues, all of which are likely in various ways to impact on Australia's regional wellbeing. They serially concern economic reform in China, reproductive health in Bangladesh, and income growth in highly heterogeneous Indonesia.