UID:
edocfu_9958123908402883
Format:
xxiii, 363 pages :
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illustrations (some color), maps ;
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26 cm.
ISBN:
1-283-27884-7
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9786613278845
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0-8213-8423-6
Series Statement:
MENA development report
Content:
Geographical differences in living standards are a pressing concern for policymakers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Economies of agglomeration mean that production is most efficient when concentrated in leading areas. So how can the region reduce spatial disparities in well-being without compromising growth? The solution to spatial disparities lies in matching the policy package to a lagging area?s specific characteristics. Key questions include: is the lagging area problem really as serious as one thinks; is it a problem of low economic opportunity or of poor human development; a
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Overview; Chapter 2: The Political Demand: Spatial Equity without Compromising Productivity; Chapter 3: Diagnose to Prescribe: Uncovering the Truth about Spatial Disparities; Chapter 4: Policy Package 1. Level the Playing Field and the Opportunity for Human Development in Lagging Areas; Chapter 5: Policy Package 2. Connecting Poor Places to the Poles of Development; Chapter 6: Policy Package 3. Underpin Private Sector Interest in Nonleading Areas
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Chapter 7: Proximity for All: Public Institutions for Spatial PoliciesAppendix: MENA Region; Index; Eco; Back Cover
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8213-8321-3
Language:
English
