We discuss regional disparities in economic performance and living standards. first set out some key facts, provide a conceptual framework to help analyze whether such are efficient, or instead reflect market and/or policy failures. examine attempts reduce necessarily involve trade-off between equity efficiency. then investigate policymakers should focus on boosting the of lagging regions—or, c...

This paper uses regional panel data to investigate the mechanism of how FDI has contributed to China’s regional development through quantifying regional marketization level. It is found that FDI inflow generates a demonstration effect in identifying regional market conditions for investment in fixed assets and hence affects industrial location. In addition, its effects on regional export and re...

This paper looks beneath the surface of British sub-regional aggregate GVA growth over the period 1995-2004, by examining how the differing growth dynamics of the secondary and services sectors have influenced the overall regional growth process. A spatial econometric analysis is undertaken which tests regional secondary, services and aggregate real GVA per capita for absolute and conditional c...

the growth of regional trade blocks has been one of the major developments in international relations in recent years. regional agreements vary widely but, all have the objective of reducing barriers to trade between member countries that in most cases result in increasingly trade flows and economic growth. this paper attempts to explore the results of trade integration in eco, eu and oic block...

mega city-regions or metropolitan regions- that was introduced for the first time in a cabinet article in 1995- are becoming a dominant form of human settlements both in developed and developing countries. despite of all contentious discussion on economic and demographic significance of metropolitan regions and so rationality of establishing a distinct structure for their effective management a...

researches in exploring of driving forces of regional endogenous development, concentrate on subjects which have been so controversial. regional endogenous development (red), together with other core regional development concepts, is usually focused on the sub-national regional development process of the home country. this paper attempts to conceptualize and examine regional endogenous developm...