Spatial inequality and development /
Spatial inequality and development /
edited by Ravi Kanbur, Anthony J. Venables.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
- xx, 412 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes indexes. Reprint of the 2005 ed. "A study prepared by the World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU/WIDER)." UNU World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU/WIDER) was established by the United Nations University as its first research and training centre and started work in Helsinki, Finland, in 1985. The purpose of the Institute is to undertake applied research and policy analysis on structural changes affecting the developing and transitional economics, to provide a forum for the advocacy of polices leading to robust, equitable, and environmentally sustainable growth, and to promote capacity strengthening and training in the field of economic and social policy-making. Its work is carried out by staff researchers and visiting scholars in Helsinki and through networks of collaborating scholars and institutions around the world.
Bibliography : p. 395-397.
"This is an introduction to spatial and regional inequality. Drawing on data from 25 countries from around the world, it examines the questions: What exactly is spatial inequality? Why does it matter? And what should be the policy response to it?"--Provided by publisher.
9780199278633
Regional economic disparities--Case studies.
Income distribution--Case studies.
Equality--Case studies.
338.9 / SPA
Includes indexes. Reprint of the 2005 ed. "A study prepared by the World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU/WIDER)." UNU World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU/WIDER) was established by the United Nations University as its first research and training centre and started work in Helsinki, Finland, in 1985. The purpose of the Institute is to undertake applied research and policy analysis on structural changes affecting the developing and transitional economics, to provide a forum for the advocacy of polices leading to robust, equitable, and environmentally sustainable growth, and to promote capacity strengthening and training in the field of economic and social policy-making. Its work is carried out by staff researchers and visiting scholars in Helsinki and through networks of collaborating scholars and institutions around the world.
Bibliography : p. 395-397.
"This is an introduction to spatial and regional inequality. Drawing on data from 25 countries from around the world, it examines the questions: What exactly is spatial inequality? Why does it matter? And what should be the policy response to it?"--Provided by publisher.
9780199278633
Regional economic disparities--Case studies.
Income distribution--Case studies.
Equality--Case studies.
338.9 / SPA