Lessons from European Union Policies for Regional Development

Regional disparities present an ever present development challenge in most countries, especially those with large geographic areas under their jurisdiction. A neglect of these inequities may create the potential for disunity and, in extreme cases,...

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Main Authors:	Shankar, Raja, Shah, Anwar
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURE ALLOCATION ARABLE LANDS ARBITRAGE CAPITAL STOCK COMMON MARKET COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ECONOMICS COMPETITIVE MARKET COMPETITIVENESS CONVERGENCE CONVERGENCE HYPOTHESIS DECENTRALIZATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DIMINISHING RETURNS DISEQUILIBRIUM ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC TOOLS EXPENDITURES EXTERNALITIES FINANCES FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCING REQUIREMENTS FISCAL POLICIES FLOW OF INVESTMENTS FUTURE RESEARCH GDP GDP PER CAPITA GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY GLOBAL ECONOMIES GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBALIZATION GNP GOVERNMENT POLICIES GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT GROSS VALUE GROWTH MODEL GROWTH PATH GROWTH RATES GUARANTEE FUND HOLDING HOST COUNTRIES HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INCOME CONVERGENCE INCOME DIFFERENTIALS INCOME GROUPS INCOME LEVELS INCOME TRANSFERS INCREASING RETURNS INCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INTERNAL BARRIERS INTERNATIONAL BANK INVESTING INVESTMENT LEVELS INVESTMENT PATTERNS KNOWLEDGE CAPITAL LABOR MARKET LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LAGGING REGIONS LEGAL ENVIRONMENT LEVEL PLAYING FIELD LOCAL BUSINESSES LOCAL ECONOMIES LOCAL ECONOMY LOCAL FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MACROECONOMIC PROBLEMS MARKET BARRIERS MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET DISCIPLINE MARKET DISTORTIONS MARKET ENVIRONMENT MARKET ENVIRONMENTS MARKET EVIDENCE MARKET FORCES MARKET INTEGRATION MARKET OPENING MARKET REFORMS MARKET STRUCTURES MEMBER COUNTRIES MEMBER STATE MEMBER STATES MONETARY POLICIES MONETARY POLICY MONETARY UNION MORAL HAZARD NATIONAL MARKET NATIONAL POLICIES NATIONAL PRODUCT PERFECT COMPETITION POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INTEGRATION POLITICAL STABILITY POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENTS PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTIONISM PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC SERVICES RECESSION REGIONAL CONTEXT REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY REGIONAL DIFFERENCES REGIONAL DISPARITIES REGIONAL DISPARITY REGIONAL FUNDS REGIONAL GROUPS REGIONAL GROWTH REGIONAL INEQUALITIES REGIONAL INEQUALITY REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL LEVEL REGIONAL MARKET REGIONAL PERFORMANCES REGIONAL POLICIES REGIONAL POLICY REGIONAL PRODUCTIVITY REGIONAL SCIENCE REMOVAL OF BARRIERS RULE OF LAW RURAL AREAS SAVINGS STATE INTERVENTION STRUCTURAL CHANGE STRUCTURAL CHANGES SUSTAINABILITY TAX TAX INCENTIVES TAX RATE TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRADE BARRIERS TRANSPORT TREATY UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES VALUE ADDED WAGE RATES WEALTH WORLD ECONOMY WORLD MARKET WORLD MARKET INTEGRATION
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