[Urbanstudy] WDR 2009: "Reshaping Economic Geography"

[Vinay Baindur]

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  World Development Report 2009: Reshaping Economic Geography
> Source: World Bank, 6 November 2008
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> Economic growth will be unbalanced, but development still can be inclusive.
> That is the main message of this year's World Development Report. The
> report
> proposes that spatial transformations along various dimensions will be
> necessary: Higher density as seen in the growth of cities, Tokyo, the
> world's largest city is home to 35 million - a quarter of Japan's
> population
> - but stands on just four percent of its land; and shorter distances as
> firms and workers migrate closer to economic opportunities. Eight million
> Americans change states every year, migrating to reduce distance to
> economic
> opportunity.
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> The new World Development Report challenges the assumption that
> economic activities must be spread geographically to benefit the world's
> most poor and vulnerable.
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The WDR will highlight the dimensions and significance of spatial forces
that shape economic development; and recommend policies to facilitate the
spatial transformations necessary to sustain economic growth, reduce
disparities in welfare, and reduce poverty.
The report aims to reframe three important policy debates: * on urbanization
in developing countries; on territorial development policies; and on the
pros and cons of regional integration.* …."

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> For more information,
> <http://www.worldbank.org/wdr2009> click here.
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