Spatial disparities in developing countries: cities, regions, and international trade Export

@article{16399, abstract = {Spatial inequality in developing countries is due to the natural advantages of some regions relative to others and to the presence of agglomeration forces, leading to clustering of activity. This paper reviews and develops some simple models that capture these first and second nature economic geographies. The presence of increasing returns to scale in cities leads to urban structures that are not optimally sized. This depresses the return to job creation, possibly retarding development. Looking at the wider regional structure, development can be associated with large shifts in the location of activity as industry goes from being inward looking to being export oriented.}, author = {Venables, A. J.}, citeulike-article-id = {4215677}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jnlecg/lbh051}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://apps.isiknowledge.com/full_record.do?product=WOS&search_mode=GeneralSearch&qid=17&SID=X2JOjA9k2of6Gpplk7p&page=1&doc=1}, doi = {10.1093/jnlecg/lbh051}, issn = {1468-2702}, journal = {JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY}, keywords = {economics, geography}, month = {January}, number = {1}, pages = {3--21}, posted-at = {2009-03-24 18:59:58}, priority = {2}, title = {Spatial disparities in developing countries: cities, regions, and international trade}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jnlecg/lbh051}, volume = {5}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - 16399 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4215677 N2 - Spatial inequality in developing countries is due to the natural advantages of some regions relative to others and to the presence of agglomeration forces, leading to clustering of activity. This paper reviews and develops some simple models that capture these first and second nature economic geographies. The presence of increasing returns to scale in cities leads to urban structures that are not optimally sized. This depresses the return to job creation, possibly retarding development. Looking at the wider regional structure, development can be associated with large shifts in the location of activity as industry goes from being inward looking to being export oriented. IS - 1 JF - JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY SN - 1468-2702 EP - 21 TI - Spatial disparities in developing countries: cities, regions, and international trade VL - 5 SP - 3 KW - economics KW - geography AU - Venables, AJ PY - 2005/01// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jnlecg/lbh051 ER -