Essays about: "regional disparities"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 53 essays containing the words regional disparities.

  1. 11. Possibilities and challenges when planning in peripheral Sweden : How does othering and peripheralisation discursively impact strategic planning in Jämtland?

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema teknik och social förändring

    Author : Maria Stafverfeldt; [2022]
    Keywords : Jämtland; othering; peripheralisation; rural planning; strategic planning; urban norm;

    Abstract : Disparities between regions in Sweden and the EU have been discussed in different fields throughout the years. Norrland, which is the northernmost region of Sweden, has long been recognised as being disadvantaged in comparison to the rest of the country and could be argued to have been peripheralised for centuries. READ MORE

  3. 12. Another Lunatic Line? An Economic Evaluation of the Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Hedda Most; [2021]
    Keywords : Transportation Infrastructure; Railways; Kenya; Differences-in-Differences; Income; Economic Growth; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This research paper seeks to examine the emerging role of transportation infrastructure on economic activity in low-income countries due to its vital part in facilitating deeper integration of markets, hence fostering inclusive growth and prosperity for the poor. Although its economic causal framework suggests ambiguous results, transportation investments account for the largest share of the World Bank's lending to developing countries. READ MORE

  4. 13. Regional Poverty Dynamics in Peru: The Role of Growth and Inequality Recent Evidence

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Raisa Maria Rubio Cordova; [2021]
    Keywords : poverty; growth; inequality; Peru; informality.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In the last decades Peru experienced an unprecedented reduction in poverty amid a strong and sustainable economic rebound following structural reforms introduced in the 1990s which paralleled a downtrend in income inequality. Using microdata from the National Survey of Households (ENAHO) this study formally tests the simultaneous role of growth and inequality on poverty outcomes from 2007 to 2019. READ MORE

  5. 14. Centre-peripheral regional development and human capital distribution: peripheral experience within functional region of Stockholm

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Johan Ovsiannikov; [2021]
    Keywords : centre-periphery; regional development; knowledge economy; spatial sorting human capital; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Studying knowledge-intense regional development from the perspective of classified periphery fills an identified gap in analysis and practice. It illustrates challenges, possibilities, and nuances current trajectory of centre-peripheral development. READ MORE

  6. 15. The Role of Quadruple Helix in Fostering Social Innovation through Women’s Entrepreneurship. A Case Study of Sri Lanka

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Thathsara Dulangi Palliyaguru; [2021]
    Keywords : Social Innovation; Female Entrepreneurship; Quadruple Helix; Entrepreneurial Ecosystems; Regional Incubators; Knowledge-driven Entrepreneurship; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Aftermath of the Tsunami disaster in 2004 and current COVID-19 pandemic, developing nations have faced serious economic disparities. Sri Lanka, an island nation in South Asia, has faced the same economic hardships that many economies face globally. The hardest-hit segment of this economic incongruences has been the marginal communities. READ MORE