Bridging the economic divide within nations
Subtitle: a scorecard on the performance of regional development policies in reducing regional income disparities
By: Raja Shankar and Anwar Shah.
Contributors: Shah, Anwar.; World Bank. Country Evaluation and Regional Relations Division.
Series: Policy research working paper ;; 2717; Policy research working papers (Online) ;; 2717.
Publisher: World Bank, Operations Evaluation Department, Country Evaluation and Regional Relations Office
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Income -- Regional disparities.; Regional planning.; Rural development.; Developing countries -- Regional disparities.
Description: What is the record of policies aimed at reducing income disparities among regions within countries? Paradoxically, creating a level playing field helps disadvantaged regions more than do paternalistic protectionist policies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 52-53).
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"November 2001."
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.