Regional Disparities in Small Countries

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

This book challenges the common perception that significant regional disparities do not exist in small countries. As small developed countries become increasingly competitive and their economic structures resemble those of the large, a re-assessment of the regional consequences of these changes is of timely importance. Regional Disparities in Small Countries presents a systematic discussion of the unique theoretical, methodological and measurement challenges in analyzing regional inequalities in small countries and a series of empirical analyses addressing the issue of regional convergence and divergence in these countries. With contributions from leading regional scientists and economists, this book also examines the policy experience of small countries in closing regional gaps and the effectiveness of public interventions in this field. see Reviews

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-10-21
Mått:155 x 235 x 19 mm
Vikt:517 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Advances in Spatial Science
Antal sidor:334
Förlag:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN:9783642063558

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From the reviews: "This volume revisits the common conception that countries characterized by small land area and small population sizes do not exhibit significant regional inequalities. ... Together, these chapters convincingly demonstrate that small countries do not seem to have significantly small regional gaps than large ones, and inequalities are shown to have increased over time. ... The book is recommended to any scholar studying spatial inequalities ... peace researchers interested in the inequality-conflict nexus." (Gudrun Ostby, Journal of Peace, Vol. 43 (5), 2006) "All in all, the book stands out from many other edited volumes by being clearly focused on one particular topic, rather than being a collection of loosely related individual papers. This makes for an exciting and inspiring reading for geographical economists. Small countries-in the definition of Felsenstein and Portnov-do not appear to be much different from large countries when it comes to regional disparities."(Jens Suedekum, Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 46 (5), 2006)

Innehållsförteckning

Concepts, Theory and Methods.- The Liability of Smallness: Can We Expect Less Regional Disparities in Small Countries?.- Country Size in Regional Economics.- Measures of Regional Inequality for Small Countries.- Investigating Spatial Patterns of Income Disparities Using Coordinate Transformations and GIS Mapping.- Empirical Evidence.- Regional Employment Disparities in Belgium: Some Empirical Results.- Regional Income Convergence and Inequality in Boom and Bust: Results from Micro Data in Finland 1971–2000.- Regional Disparities in Ireland: The Roles of Demography, Profit Outflows, Productivity, Structural Change and Regional Policy 1960–1996.- The Persistence of Regional Unemployment Disparities in the Netherlands.- The Dynamics of Regional Disparities in a Small Country: The Case of Slovenia.- Interregional Disparities in Israel: Patterns and Trends.- Does Decentralisation Matter to Regional Inequalities? The Case of Small Countries.- Regional Inequalities in the EU Enlargement Countries: An Analysis of Small Versus Large New Member States.- Policy Issues.- Has the Financial Economy Increased Regional Disparities in Switzerland over the Last Three Decades?.- Regional Policy Lessons from Finland.- The Globalisation of Austrian Regions: New Policy Challenges and Opportunities.- Innovation Policy: An Effective Way of Reducing Spatial Disparities in Small Nations?.