Poverty and regional development in Eastern Europe and Central Asia [[electronic resource] /] / William Dillinger
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| Autore: |
Dillinger William R. <1951->
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| Titolo: |
Poverty and regional development in Eastern Europe and Central Asia [[electronic resource] /] / William Dillinger
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (80 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 339.4/60947 |
| Soggetto topico: | Poverty - Asia, Central |
| Poverty - Europe, Eastern | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Asia, Central Economic policy 1991- |
| Europe, Eastern Economic policy 1989- | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-62). |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Regional 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Poverty and regional development in Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
| ISBN: | 1-280-94037-9 |
| 9786610940370 | |
| 0-8213-7162-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910451950803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
World Bank working paper ; ; no. 118.