Place-Based Policies for Development
Many development policies, such as placement of infrastructure or local economic development schemes, are "place-based." Such policies are generally intended to stimulate private sector investment and economic growth in the treated place,...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/547051523985957209/Place-based-policies-for-development http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29712 |
| Summary: | Many development policies, such as
placement of infrastructure or local economic development
schemes, are "place-based." Such policies are
generally intended to stimulate private sector investment
and economic growth in the treated place, and as such they
are difficult to appraise and evaluate. This paper sets out
a framework for analyzing the effects of such policies and
assessing their social value. It then reviews the literature
on place-based policies in the contexts of transport
improvements, economic corridors, special economic zones,
lagging regions, and urban policies. |
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