The Burgenland rule : a simple theory of the geography of regional inequality with a brief look at Europe, North America and beyond

Polèse, Mario (2008). The Burgenland rule : a simple theory of the geography of regional inequality with a brief look at Europe, North America and beyond Working Paper. Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Montréal.

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Why do some nations exhibit higher levels of spatial inequality, even at comparable levels of development? This paper proposes a simple theory, using two pieces of information: 1) The location of the nation’s largest city or cities; 2) The location of the nation’s chief trading partners. These determine, it is argued, which regions are poorer and which richer, and also the size of the periphery: regions with per capita incomes systematically below the national average. Spatial inequality is examined for EU nations and Canada and Mexico. The greater the spatial overlap between national and continental forces of agglomeration, the smaller the area with a potential for generating high incomes and the greater the probability of high extreme values within any nation.

Type de document:	Monographie (Working Paper)
Informations complémentaires:	Paper for presentation at the Annual International Conference of the Regional Studies Association, Prague, May 27-29, 2008
Mots-clés libres:	disparité régionales; inégalités territoriales; développement régional; work and fertility; event history analysis; Canada
Centre:	Centre Urbanisation Culture Société
Date de dépôt:	12 nov. 2020 20:04
Dernière modification:	12 nov. 2020 20:04
URI:	https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/9301

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