Spatial Disparities and Development Policy : Berlin Workshop Series 2009
by Kochendorfer-Lucius, Gudrun; Pleskovic, BorisFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-06-22
Publisher(s): World Bank
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Summary
The Berlin Workshop Series 2009 presents selected papers from meetings held from September 30 - October 2, 2007, at the tenth annual forum co-hosted by InWEnt and the World Bank in preparation for the Bank's World Development Report. At the 2007 meetings, key researchers and policy makers from Europe, the United States, and developing countries met to identify and brainstorm on spatial disparities and development policy, which are later examined in depth in the 'World Development Report 2009'.This volume presents papers from the Berlin Workshop sessions on issues relating to understanding spatial trends: perspectives and models; new economic geography and the dynamics of technological change: implications for developing countries; perspectives on rural-urban transformation: leading, lagging and interlinking places; spatial disparity and labor mobility; country realities and policy options; learning from Europe's efforts at integration and convergence; and spatial policy for growth and equity.
Table of Contents
| About this book | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Keynote address | p. 9 |
| Keynote address: Rethinking Economic Growth in a Globalizing World: An Economic Geography Lens | p. 15 |
| Keynote address: Africa: Rethinking Growth and Regional Integration | p. 31 |
| Macro Trends: Spatial Patterns of Economic Activity, Income, and Poverty | |
| Spatial Patterns of Population and Economic Activity in the Developing World | p. 39 |
| Some Stylized Facts about Rural Poverty and Geography and a Question for Policy | p. 49 |
| New Economic Geography and the Dynamics of Technological Change-Implications for Less-Developed Countries | |
| New Economic Geography and Transportation Policies: The Case of Brazil | p. 61 |
| Spatial Disparities of Knowledge Absorption, Technological Change, and Prosperity: Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Evidence from China | p. 71 |
| Perspectives: Rural-Urban Transformation-Leading, Lagging, and Interlinking Places | |
| Comparative Competitiveness of Agriculture under a Multidimensional Disparity Development Process: A Narrative Analysis of Rural Development Issues in China | p. 83 |
| Economic Growth in Cities and Urban Networks | p. 91 |
| Spatial Disparity and Labor Mobility | |
| Can Investment in Human Capital Reduce Regional Disparities? Some Evidence for Spain | p. 109 |
| Family Migration: A Vehicle of Child Morbidity in the Informal Settlements of Nairobi City, Kenya? | p. 121 |
| Remittances and Their Impact on the Macroeconomic Situation of and Financial Sector Development in the Kyrgyz Republic | p. 143 |
| Africa-Rethinking Growth and Regional Integration | |
| Spatial Development Patterns and Policy Responses: A South African Case Study | p. 213 |
| Geography and Regional Cooperation in Africa | p. 221 |
| Learning from Europe's Efforts at Integration and Convergence | |
| The Role and Objectives of European Cohesion Policy | p. 229 |
| Learning from Europe's Efforts at Integration and Convergence: Lessons for Developing Countries' Integration Policies | p. 233 |
| The Geography of Inequalities in Europe | p. 239 |
| Spatial Policy for Growth and Equity | |
| Cohesion and Convergence: Synonyms or Two Different Notions? | p. 259 |
| Regional Development as Self-Organized Converging Growth | p. 265 |
| Africans Need Not Miss Out on the Benefits of Globalization | p. 283 |
| Wrap-Up Discussion and Closing Remarks | |
| Implications for WDR 2009 | p. 289 |
| The New World Bank Office in Berlin | p. 291 |
| Program | p. 293 |
| Participants | p. 305 |
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