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Title

Poverty and regional development in Eastern Europe and Central Asia / William Dillinger.

Author

Dillinger, William R., 1951-

Publication

Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2007.

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Additional Authors

World Bank

Description

xi, 62 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Series Statement

World Bank working paper ; no. 118

Uniform Title

World Bank working paper ; no. 118.

Subject

• Poverty > Europe, Eastern
• Poverty > Asia, Central
• Pauvreté > Europe de l'Est
• Pauvreté > Asie centrale
• Europe, Eastern > Economic policy > 1989-
• Asia, Central > Economic policy > 1991-
• Europe de l'Est > Politique économique > 1989-
• Asie centrale > Politique économique > 1991-

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-62).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. What are the objectives of regional development? -- 2. Regional disparities in ECA countries -- 3. The market approach -- 4. The case for intervention -- Labor market failures -- Capital market failures -- Coordination failures -- 5. Policy instruments -- Macro level infrastructure -- Education and training -- Improving the business climate -- Firm-specific subsidies -- 6. Custom-tailored approaches -- Can governments pick winners? -- 7. Planning and allocating funds for regional development -- Lessons from EU structural funds -- Improving individual project evaluation -- 8. Conclusions.

ISBN

• 0821371614
• 9780821371619
• 9780821371626 (eISBN)
• 0821371622 (eISBN)

OCLC

166325576

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library