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Regional development overview : challenges, adopted strategies, and new initiatives
Jackson, Randall W.; Hewings, Geoffrey; Rey, Serge; … - 2019
Despite the increasing attention in recent years to the spatial dimensions of economic development, consideration of the importance of space and the recognition that macro, aspatial perspectives can prove to be misleading are not new. Around the world, much of the disappointment with the...
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Evaluation of the Portfolio of Regional Development Investment Projects
World Bank Group - 2015
In the context of Romania's push toward sustainable and inclusive development, the government has asked the World Bank to support the harmonization of public investments financed by the European Union and the state budget. The current report describes the national program for local development...
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Rethinking Lagging Regions : Using Cohesion Policy to Deliver on the Potential of Europe's Regions
Farole, Thomas - 2018
As the World Bank's 2012 Golden Growth report emphasized, the European Union, since its founding, has been a 'convergence machine,' generating wealth and a higher quality of life for the poorest in the 28 EU member states. More recently, the Growing United report highlighted that while the...
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Articulations of Local Governance in Timor-Leste : Lessons for Local Development under Decentralization
Butterworth, David - 2010
In pursuing a decentralization policy that sets out to devolve elements of state authority to municipalities, the Government of Timor-Leste faces a key challenge: how to combine different types of governance systems that have legitimacy at local and state levels. In order to inform this process,...
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Case Study on Territorial Development in Japan
Jain, Vibhu - 2019
Word War second left Japan crippled, affecting its economy, governance, demography, settlements, social well-being, and others. However, Japan used this as an opportunity to restructure itself to become a progressive, balanced, and well-rounded country. Spatial or territorial development is...
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Bhutan Urban Policy Notes : Regional Development and Economic Transformation
World Bank Group - 2019
This paper is part of a series of four Urban Policy Notes that provide a critical review on emergent challenges to Bhutan's increasing urbanization and its ramifications for growth, livability and sustainability in line with the directives of the 12th Plan and Vision 2020. The four notes are:...
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What's Next for Russia's Economic Future and Global Role?
Kim, Jim Yong - 2013
President of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, discusses Russia's economy and it's global role. The collaboration between … Tomsk can be scaled up to become part of a global solution. Continuous learning is at the heart of these solutions. Russia … "science of delivery" to many issues. What is next for Russia's Economic Future? What is the strategy for replacing oil and gas …
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Rolling Back Russia's Spatial Disparities : Re-assembling the Soviet Jigsaw Under a Market Economy
World Bank Group - 2018
Russia's spatial disparities stem largely from its economic geography, which is unique and has no parallels even when … and even lower population densities than Russia, a large share of their populations live near the border or the sea. In … contrast, Russia's people are more dispersed inland. Moreover, the populations of Australia and Canada are concentrated in …
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Universal Health Coverage in Russia : Extending Coverage for the Poor in the Post-Soviet Era
Somanathan, Aparnaa - 2018
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Central Asia's Horticulture Sector : Capitalizing on New Export Opportunities in Chinese and Russian Markets
World Bank Group - 2020
In China, changing demographics, rising incomes and shifting consumer preferences have resulted in an ever-growing demand for food that is more varied, healthier and of higher quality and this demand is set to persist well into the future. According to International Monetary Fund projections...
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