Place-Based Policies for Development

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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Main Authors: Duranton, Gilles, Venables, Anthony J.
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
MOBILITY
LABOR MOBILITY
SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES
ECONOMIC CORRIDORS
TRANSPORT
GEOSPATIAL DISPARITY
INCENTIVES
REGIONAL PROGRAMS
MARKET FAILURE
COMPETITION POLICY
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
URBANIZATION
LAGGING REGION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/547051523985957209/Place-based-policies-for-development
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29712
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spelling okr-10986-297122021-06-08T14:42:45Z Place-Based Policies for Development Duranton, Gilles Venables, Anthony J. MOBILITY LABOR MOBILITY SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES ECONOMIC CORRIDORS TRANSPORT GEOSPATIAL DISPARITY INCENTIVES REGIONAL PROGRAMS MARKET FAILURE COMPETITION POLICY LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET URBANIZATION LAGGING REGION 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. 2018-04-20T15:32:59Z 2018-04-20T15:32:59Z 2018-04 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/547051523985957209/Place-based-policies-for-development http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29712 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8410 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
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topic MOBILITY
LABOR MOBILITY
SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES
ECONOMIC CORRIDORS
TRANSPORT
GEOSPATIAL DISPARITY
INCENTIVES
REGIONAL PROGRAMS
MARKET FAILURE
COMPETITION POLICY
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
URBANIZATION
LAGGING REGION
spellingShingle MOBILITY
LABOR MOBILITY
SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES
ECONOMIC CORRIDORS
TRANSPORT
GEOSPATIAL DISPARITY
INCENTIVES
REGIONAL PROGRAMS
MARKET FAILURE
COMPETITION POLICY
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
URBANIZATION
LAGGING REGION
Duranton, Gilles
Venables, Anthony J.
Place-Based Policies for Development
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8410
description 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.
format Working Paper
author Duranton, Gilles
Venables, Anthony J.
author_facet Duranton, Gilles
Venables, Anthony J.
author_sort Duranton, Gilles
title Place-Based Policies for Development
title_short Place-Based Policies for Development
title_full Place-Based Policies for Development
title_fullStr Place-Based Policies for Development
title_full_unstemmed Place-Based Policies for Development
title_sort place-based policies for development
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/547051523985957209/Place-based-policies-for-development
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29712
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