Using nationally representative household survey data, and district and state as two levels of aggregation, we examine role of individual and geographical factors in determining the level and the change in income inequality in India. We find that between-state income differences account for the...

Using nationally representative household survey data, and district and state as two levels of aggregation, we examine role of individual and geographical factors in determining the level and the change in income inequality in India. We find that between-state income differences account for the...

Using nationally representative household survey data, and district and state as two levels of aggregation, we examine role of individual and geographical factors in determining the level and the change in income inequality in India. We find that between-state income differences account for the...

This book uses a wide range of GIScience methods, supplemented by field work, to analyze emerging socio-economic and demographic differentials in the city of Accra where stark contrasts between rich and poor are highlighted by their geographical proximity.

Key Features:Investigates transition, regional development and globalization, with comparative analyses of China and Central Europe from interdisciplinary and global viewpointsFirst book in the English language literature to undertake this comparative analyses (although there have been several...

Malaysia has grown and changed a great deal since it was formed on 16 September 1963. It was then seen as an unlikely nation hastily put together as a federation of British controlled territories in the region. Brunei's refusal to join at the eleventh hour and Singapore's secession before its...