Businesses and Health in Border Cities

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No 22, West African Papers from OECD Publishing

Abstract: This report, part of the “Cities” collection, analyses the spatial distribution of formal enter¬prises and health infrastructure in West Africa. The analysis shows that sectors crucial for regional integration are concentrated in economic capitals rather than in border areas. These results illustrate the difficulty that many West African countries have in distributing the potential for economic development throughout the country. The mapping of health infrastructure shows that border towns have a surplus of medical centres and a deficit of hospitals and maternity wards relative to their urban populations. The report identifies several regions in which closer co-operation could favour the establishment of cross-border health facilities.Also in this Collection: “Regional Integration in Border Cities”, No. 20 “Population and Morphology of Border Cities”, No. 21 “Accessibility and Infrastructure in Border Cities”, No. 23

Keywords: businesses; cross-border co-operation; health; national cohesion; regional integration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F10 F15 I15 O18 O21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-04-18
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