Essays about: "regional disparities"
Showing result 41 - 45 of 53 essays containing the words regional disparities.
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41. 21st Century Market Integration in China: An Analysis Based on The Average Wages of Urban Units at Provincial Level
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Abstract: China is a huge country which had experienced economic booms since the last thirty years, while the country had become one of the world’s largest economies, its internal disorders arising from growing disparities between regions had become one of the important impediments for further growth and causes for social instability. At such stake, attentions were paid by the government around 2000 to encourage market integration. READ MORE
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42. Potentials of Polycentric Urban Regions in British Columbia, Canada
University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studierAbstract : British Columbia is characterized by a relatively hierarchical urban system. This study aims to identify areas of potential for the development of Polycentric Urban Regions (PURs) to provide a counterweight to the dominant urban core and to develop higher functions in peripheral areas to increase their long-term viability. READ MORE
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43. Decentralisation; the road to better Quality of Government? A comparative case study of Multan and Larkana, Pakistan
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This paper investigates whether an institutional reform such as decentralisation results in improved quality of government (better service delivery and less corruption) to the final users –the citizens and at what expense? In the context of developing states, evidence suggests that decentralisation not only results in aggravating both regional disparities and the capture of local government by local elites. An apt case study is that of Pakistan, where both conditions are present; decentralisation of government took place and the presence of local elites capturing local governments within the smaller cities of the provinces. READ MORE
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44. An empirical study of regional convergence, inequality, and spatial dependence in the enlarged European Union
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis deals with regional convergence and the spatial dynamics of regional incomes in the enlarged EU. The aim is to build on prior work in the field, to investigate convergence dynamics of regions in the newest EU member states and to look at the importance of country and spatial effects in the convergence process. READ MORE
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45. You're In or You're Out : An In-Depth Study of Zara Sweden's Foreign Liability
University essay from FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Recent media articles have illustrated different human resource management problems within Zara Sweden and the retail industry in Sweden. In these articles numerous employees speak about mistreatment and abuse at Zara Sweden. A union official states that Zara is not a unique case, but more so a representative case of the retail industry. READ MORE
