Poor places, thriving people : [electronic resource] how the Middle East and North Africa can rise above spatial disparities.
Contributor(s): World Bank
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TextPublisher: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2011Description: xxiii, 363 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 26 cmISBN: 9780821383216; 9780821384237 (electronic)Subject(s): Industrial location -- Africa, North | Industrial location -- Middle East | Space in economics | Africa, North -- Economic conditions -- Regional disparities | Middle East -- Economic conditions -- Regional disparitiesAdditional physical formats: Print Version:DDC classification: 339.4/60956 LOC classification: HC415.15.Z9 | D576 2011Online resources: home Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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