Poor places, thriving people : how the Middle East and North Africa can rise above spatial disparities

Publication Data

• Title Poor places, thriving people : how the Middle East and North Africa can rise above spatial disparities
• Contributor World Bank
• Publisher World Bank
• Publication date 2011
• Publication location Washington, D.C.
• Language English

Contents

Overview
The political demand: spatial equity without compromising productivity
Diagnose to prescribe. Uncovering the truth about spatial disparities
Policy package 1: levelling the playing field and investing in people
Policy package 2: connectivity - making spillovers work for poor places
Policy package 3: from subsidies to clusters - the new approach to local economic development
Proximity for all: public institutions for spatial policies.

Topics

• Industrial location :: Middle East
• Industrial location :: Africa, North
• Space in economics
• Middle East :: Economic conditions :: Regional disparities
• Africa, North :: Economic conditions :: Regional disparities
• Middle East
• Africa, North

Poor places, thriving people : how the Middle East and North Africa can rise above spatial disparities. ISBN 9780821384237. Published by World Bank in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.