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BL
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950738
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b705108
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| Title & Author
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Spatial inequality and development /\ edited by Ravi Kanbur and Anthony J. Venables.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2005.
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| Series Statement
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[UNU-WIDER studies in development economics]
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| Page. NO
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xx, 412 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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0199278636
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: 9780199278633
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| Notes
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"A study prepared by the World Institute for Development EconomicsResearch of the United Nations University (UNU/WIDER)."
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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| Contents
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Spatial inequality and development / Ravi Kanbur and Anthony J. Venables -- Regional output differences in international perspective / Bettina Aten and Alan Heston -- Are neighbours equal? / Chis Elbers [and others] -- Opening the convergence black box / Carlos Azzoni, Naercio Menezes-Filho and Tatiane Menezes -- Adverse geography and differences in welfare in Peru / Javier Escobal and Maximo Torero -- Market size, linkages, and productivity / Donald R. Davis and David E. Weinstein -- Externalities in rural development / Martin Ravallion -- How resposive is poverty to growth? / Jed Friedman -- Reforms, remoteness, and risk in Africa / Luc Christiaensen, Lionel Demery and Stefano Paternostro -- Economic polarization through trade / Andres Rodriquez-Pose and Javier Sanchez-Reaza -- International trade, location, and wage inequality in China / Songhua Lin -- Spatial inequality for manufacturing wages in five african countries / Dirk Willem te Velde and Oliver Morrissey -- Regional poverty and income inequality in central and eastern europe / Michael Forster, David Jesuit and Timothy Smeeding -- Quo Vadis? / Ruslan Yemtsov.
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| Abstract
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"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.
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| Subject
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Equality, Case studies.
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Income distribution, Case studies.
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Regional economic disparities, Case studies.
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83.64 regional economics.
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Equality.
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Income distribution.
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Regional economic disparities.
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Ongelijkheid.
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Ruimtelijke economie.
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| Dewey Classification
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338.9
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HD75.S69 2005
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83.64bcl
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83.64.bcl
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| Added Entry
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Kanbur, S. M. Ravi.
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Venables, Anthony.
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| Added Entry
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World Institute for Development Economics Research.
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