LEADER 03008nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910451950803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-94037-9 010 $a9786610940370 010 $a0-8213-7162-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000476466 035 $a(EBL)459425 035 $a(OCoLC)507458003 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000088872 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11998585 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000088872 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10083575 035 $a(PQKB)10882147 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459425 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459425 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10180754 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL94037 035 $a(OCoLC)935270786 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000476466 100 $a20071015d2007 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPoverty and regional development in Eastern Europe and Central Asia$b[electronic resource] /$fWilliam Dillinger 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cWorld Bank$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (80 p.) 225 1 $aWorld Bank working paper ;$vno. 118 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-7161-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 59-62). 327 $aContents; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Introduction; 1. What are the Objectives of Regional Development?; List of Boxes; 2. Regional Disparities in ECA Countries; List of Charts; List of Tables; 3. The Market Approach; 4. The Case for Intervention; 5. Policy Instruments; 6. Custom-Tailored Approaches; 7. Planning and Allocating Funds for Regional Development; 8. Conclusions; Bibliography 330 $aRegional economic development is an interest of policymakers throughout the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region. One of its principal aims is to reduce poverty in lagging regions by stimulating local economic growth. However, problems exist with this approach. First, it may miss the target. Although geographical concentrations of poverty exist, poor people also live in regions that are-on average-rich. Second, the sources of the problem may be misdiagnosed. Poverty is not only related to where people are, but to who people are. In ECA, poverty is associated with low levels of education and pe 410 0$aWorld Bank working paper ;$vno. 118. 606 $aPoverty$zAsia, Central 606 $aPoverty$zEurope, Eastern 607 $aAsia, Central$xEconomic policy$y1991- 607 $aEurope, Eastern$xEconomic policy$y1989- 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPoverty 615 0$aPoverty 676 $a339.4/60947 700 $aDillinger$b William R.$f1951-$01035321 712 02$aWorld Bank. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451950803321 996 $aPoverty and regional development in Eastern Europe and Central Asia$92454973 997 $aUNINA