Spatial Inequality and Development: Overview of UNU-WIDER Project

Ravi Kanbur

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Abstract: Spatial inequality is a dimension of overall inequality, but it has added significance when spatial and regional divisions align with political and ethnic tensions to undermine social and political stability.The UNU-Wider project on ‘Spatial disparities in development’, directed by Ravi Kanbur and Anthony J. Venables, has analyzed evidence on the extent of spatial inequalities in over 50 developing countries. The peer reviewed papers published under the auspices of the project find that spatial inequalities are high, with disparities between rural and urban areas, and also between geographically advantaged and disadvantaged regions.

Keywords: spatial inequality; disparity; ethnic tensions; regional disparity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005-09
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