The internal geography of trade [[electronic resource] ] : lagging regions and global markets / / Thomas Farole, editor

• Pubblicazione: Washington D.C., : World Bank, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (298 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.9
• Soggetto topico: Regional economic disparities; Regional economics; International trade; Economic development; International economic integration
• Soggetto geografico: Developing countries Commerce
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: FaroleThomas
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Trade and its impact on subnational regions -- pt. 2. How does location determine a firm's prospects for trade integration? -- pt. 3. Policies to promote trade and investment in lagging regions : are they aligned and effective? -- pt. 4. Conclusions and policy implications.
• Sommario/riassunto: Over the past two decades, the rapid integration of many developing countries into global markets has contributed to a convergence of incomes across countries, pulling large economies like China, India, and Indonesia into the middle-income ranks. On the other hand, these same factors have contributed to widening income disparities within countries. One of the principal manifestations of these within country disparities is spatial, with growth accelerating in well located, typically metropolitan regions, while more peripheral regions fall further behind. The resulting pattern of leading and lag
• Titolo autorizzato: The internal geography of trade
• ISBN: 0-8213-9895-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462625503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). . -Trade.