Spatial disparities in human development

Reviews / Votes

"The papers in this volume represent economists' great efforts to achieve a better understanding and measurement of rising regional disparities facing Asian economies. Its theoretical and methodological contents make this book of much value to both students of economics and to policymakers in developing Asia." ?Zhang Jun, China Centre for Economic Studies, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

|"Kanbur, Venables and Wan make an important contribution by bringing together a collection of articles that discuss not only methodological issues in measuring regional disparities but also empirical evidence from small and large countries of Asia. Of interest are the varied explanations of what causes these inequalities that will no doubt be useful for policymakers and practitioners dealing with development issues." ?Brinda Viswanathan, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, India

|"The great value of this book comes from comparing, through detailed analysis, the problems of regional inequality and poverty in different Asian countries. Spatial inequality is of interest in its own right, but the topic of the book takes on an added significance when spatial and regional divisions align with political and ethnic tensions to undermine social and political stability. With contributions from leading regional scientists and economists, this book also examines the policy experience of Asian countries in closing regional gaps and the effectiveness of public interventions in this field." ?Jussi Pakkasvirta, Institute of Development Studies, University of Helsinki, Finland