Economic Geography Analysis

Economic Geography Analysis

This background note analyzes the economic geography of the Horn of Africa using the framework of the 2009 Word Development Report. For the purpose of this report, the Horn of Africa (henceforth HoA) comprises of five countries: Djibouti, Eritrea,...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bundervoet, Tom, Masaki, Takaaki
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
ECONOMIC DENSITY
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
SPATIAL ECONOMICS
LIVING STANDARDS
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
SECONDARY CITY
DEEP INTEGRATION
CROSS-BORDER TRADE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/571541634241564281/Economic-Geography-Analysis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36495
id okr-10986-36495
recordtype oai_dc
spelling okr-10986-364952021-11-05T05:10:52Z Economic Geography Analysis Bundervoet, Tom Masaki, Takaaki ECONOMIC DENSITY ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY SPATIAL ECONOMICS LIVING STANDARDS REGIONAL INTEGRATION SECONDARY CITY DEEP INTEGRATION CROSS-BORDER TRADE This background note analyzes the economic geography of the Horn of Africa using the framework of the 2009 Word Development Report. For the purpose of this report, the Horn of Africa (henceforth HoA) comprises of five countries: Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. This note first seeks to provide a descriptive snapshot of recent socio-economic trends in the HoA countries vis-à-vis the regional trends in sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) as a whole. Second, it sheds light on the economic geography of the HoA region with a particular focus on 3D (density, distance, and division). Inparticular, this note highlights that borderlands of the HoA countries suffer from a combination of low density and high distance that hinders theborderlands from tapping their full economic potential. It finally concludes with a set of policy recommendations for removing barriers to sustainable growth in the region. 2021-11-04T21:24:36Z 2021-11-04T21:24:36Z 2021-06-21 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/571541634241564281/Economic-Geography-Analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36495 English Horn of Africa Regional Economic Memorandum Background Paper;No. 1 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Country Economic Memorandum Africa Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Somalia
repository_type Digital Repository
institution_category Foreign Institution
institution Digital Repositories
building World Bank Open Knowledge Repository
collection World Bank
language English
topic ECONOMIC DENSITY
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
SPATIAL ECONOMICS
LIVING STANDARDS
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
SECONDARY CITY
DEEP INTEGRATION
CROSS-BORDER TRADE
spellingShingle ECONOMIC DENSITY
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
SPATIAL ECONOMICS
LIVING STANDARDS
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
SECONDARY CITY
DEEP INTEGRATION
CROSS-BORDER TRADE
Bundervoet, Tom
Masaki, Takaaki
Economic Geography Analysis
geographic_facet Africa
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Somalia
relation Horn of Africa Regional Economic Memorandum Background Paper;No. 1
description This background note analyzes the economic geography of the Horn of Africa using the framework of the 2009 Word Development Report. For the purpose of this report, the Horn of Africa (henceforth HoA) comprises of five countries: Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. This note first seeks to provide a descriptive snapshot of recent socio-economic trends in the HoA countries vis-à-vis the regional trends in sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) as a whole. Second, it sheds light on the economic geography of the HoA region with a particular focus on 3D (density, distance, and division). Inparticular, this note highlights that borderlands of the HoA countries suffer from a combination of low density and high distance that hinders theborderlands from tapping their full economic potential. It finally concludes with a set of policy recommendations for removing barriers to sustainable growth in the region.
format Working Paper
author Bundervoet, Tom
Masaki, Takaaki
author_facet Bundervoet, Tom
Masaki, Takaaki
author_sort Bundervoet, Tom
title Economic Geography Analysis
title_short Economic Geography Analysis
title_full Economic Geography Analysis
title_fullStr Economic Geography Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Economic Geography Analysis
title_sort economic geography analysis
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/571541634241564281/Economic-Geography-Analysis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36495
_version_ 1764485365790408704

Similar Items