Texture and Tractability: The Framework for Spatial Policy Analysis in the World Development Report 2009

Development is accompanied by significant spatial transformations--changes in the distribution of people and economic activities. The World Development Report 2009 Reshaping Economic Geography draws lessons from history and academic research to develop a concise framework for understanding these dyn...

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Main Authors:	Deichmann, Uwe, Gill, Indermit, Goh, Chor-Ching
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis Housing Infrastructure O180 Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes R110 Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity R120 Regional Development Planning and Policy R580
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5608

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spelling	okr-10986-56082021-04-23T14:02:23Z Texture and Tractability: The Framework for Spatial Policy Analysis in the World Development Report 2009 Deichmann, Uwe Gill, Indermit Goh, Chor-Ching Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis Housing Infrastructure O180 Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes R110 Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity R120 Regional Development Planning and Policy R580 Development is accompanied by significant spatial transformations--changes in the distribution of people and economic activities. The World Development Report 2009 Reshaping Economic Geography draws lessons from history and academic research to develop a concise framework for understanding these dynamics. This framework makes rigorous spatial policy analysis tractable. But it has been criticize--mostly by geographer--for ignoring the "importance of place." This paper explains why it is necessary to draw out common patterns in the development experience of different countries even if this requires generalization and simplification. Recent applications at the urban, national, and regional level demonstrate how the framework accommodates contextual and place specific information to ensure the relevance of applied policy analysis. 2012-03-30T07:33:39Z 2012-03-30T07:33:39Z 2011 Journal Article Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 17521378 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5608 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article
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topic	Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis Housing Infrastructure O180 Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes R110 Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity R120 Regional Development Planning and Policy R580
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description	Development is accompanied by significant spatial transformations--changes in the distribution of people and economic activities. The World Development Report 2009 Reshaping Economic Geography draws lessons from history and academic research to develop a concise framework for understanding these dynamics. This framework makes rigorous spatial policy analysis tractable. But it has been criticize--mostly by geographer--for ignoring the "importance of place." This paper explains why it is necessary to draw out common patterns in the development experience of different countries even if this requires generalization and simplification. Recent applications at the urban, national, and regional level demonstrate how the framework accommodates contextual and place specific information to ensure the relevance of applied policy analysis.
format	Journal Article
author	Deichmann, Uwe Gill, Indermit Goh, Chor-Ching
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title	Texture and Tractability: The Framework for Spatial Policy Analysis in the World Development Report 2009
title_short	Texture and Tractability: The Framework for Spatial Policy Analysis in the World Development Report 2009
title_full	Texture and Tractability: The Framework for Spatial Policy Analysis in the World Development Report 2009
title_fullStr	Texture and Tractability: The Framework for Spatial Policy Analysis in the World Development Report 2009
title_full_unstemmed	Texture and Tractability: The Framework for Spatial Policy Analysis in the World Development Report 2009
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Texture and Tractability: The Framework for Spatial Policy Analysis in the World Development Report 2009

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