Introduction / Neil Powe and Trevor Hart
Market town characteristics / Neil Powe and Trevor Hart
Exploring contemporary functional roles / Neil Powe, Trevor Hart, and Timothy Shaw
Policies for market towns / Trevor Hart
Transport / Geoff Vigar
Ready or not : the ageing of the market towns' population / Rose Gilroy, Liz Brooks, and Timothy Shaw
Market towns, housing, and regeneration / Stuart Cameron and Mark Shucksmith
Capacity vs. need : exploring regional differences in housing provision in market towns / Susannah Gunn and Neil Powe
Market towns and rural employment / Trevor Hart and Neil Powe
Visiting the shops : rural service centre or visitor attraction? / Neil Powe and Trevor Hart
Drivers for change in the case study towns / Trevor Hart, Neil Powe, and Timothy Shaw
Market towns : roles, challenges, and prospects / Trevor Hart and Neil Powe
Appendix 1: A short history of market towns / Neil Powe and Trevor Hart
Appendix 2: A short guide to the English development planning system / Trevor Hart.
Market towns : roles, challenges and prospects. ISBN 9780415389624. Published by Routledge in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.