Place-based policies for development (English)

Many development policies, such as placement of infrastructure or local economic development schemes, are "place-based." Such policies are generally intended to stimulate private sector investment and economic growth in the treated place, and as such they are difficult to appraise and evaluate. This paper sets out a framework for analyzing the effects of such policies and assessing their social value. It then reviews the literature on place-based...

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Duranton,Gilles;

Venables,Anthony J.;
Document Date
2018/04/17
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8410
Volume No
1
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1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2018/04/17
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Place-based policies for development
Keywords
mobility of factors of production

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Duranton,Gilles; Venables,Anthony J..

Place-based policies for development (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8410 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/547051523985957209

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