Internal Geography of Trade : Lagging Regions and Global Markets.
Title:
Internal Geography of Trade : Lagging Regions and Global Markets.
Author:
Farole, Thomas.
ISBN:
9780821398951
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (286 pages)
Series:
Directions in Development
Contents:
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- About the Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Introduction: The Challenge of Lagging Regions -- The Trade and Location Nexus -- Key Findings on the Relationship between Location and Trade -- The Failure of Traditional Lagging Region Policies -- Policy Implications -- References -- Part 1 Trade and Its Impact on Subnational Regions -- Chapter 1 Trade, Location, and Growth -- Globalization and Convergence: The Problem of Subnational Regions -- Why Regional Inequalities Matter -- Explaining the Emergence of Leading and Lagging Regions: The Economics of Place -- Bringing Trade and Location into Sharper Focus -- Analytical Framework and Methodology -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 Trade Openness and Regional Inequality -- Introduction -- Trade and Regional Inequality in the Literature -- Overall Trade Openness and Regional Inequality: Empirical Evidence -- Model and Data -- The Impact of Trade Openness on Regional Inequality -- Conclusions -- Annex 2A Structural Conditions and Data -- Notes -- References -- Part 2 How Does Location Determine a Firm's Prospects for Trade Integration? -- Introduction -- Chapter 3 Firm Location and the Determinants of Exporting in Developing Countries -- Theoretical Background -- Descriptive Analysis: Core versus Noncore Regions -- Econometric Analysis -- Conclusions -- Annex 3A Countries, Regions, and Firms -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 Trade and Regional Characteristics in Indonesia -- Introduction -- Economic Geography and the Evolution of Regional Inequalities in Indonesia -- Trade Participation and Structural Change in Indonesian Provinces -- Firm and Regional Characteristics: Descriptive Analysis Using Enterprise Survey Data -- Annex 4A Data -- Notes -- References.
Chapter 5 Location and the Determinants of Exporting: Evidence from Manufacturing Firms in Indonesia -- Introduction -- Estimation Framework -- Econometric Model: Results for Export Propensity -- Econometric Model: Results for Export Intensity -- First-Nature Geography -- Conclusions -- Annex 5A Data -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6 Trade and Regional Characteristics in India -- Introduction and Data -- Economic Geography and the Evolution of Regional Inequalities in India -- Trade Participation and Structural Change in Indian States -- Firm and Regional Characteristics: Descriptive Analysis Using Enterprise Survey Data -- Annex 6A Data -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 7 Location and the Determinants of Exporting: Evidence from Manufacturing Firms in India -- Introduction -- Descriptive Analysis -- Estimation Framework -- Econometric Results: Extensive Margin -- Econometric Results: Intensive Margin -- Conclusions -- Annex 7A Data -- Notes -- References -- Part 3 Policies to Promote Trade and Investment in Lagging Regions: Are They Aligned and Effective? -- Introduction -- References -- Chapter 8 Policies to Promote Development and Integration of Lagging Regions: The Indonesian Experience -- Introduction -- Efforts to Promote Investment in Lagging Regions: Investment Incentives -- The Integrated Economic Development Zone (KAPET) -- The Local Investment Environment after Decentralization -- Recent Developments -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 9 Regional Development Policies in India -- Introduction -- India's Highly Centralized Approach to Regional Policy: 1948-80 -- Cautious Deregulation and Export Promotion: 1980-91 -- Period of Economic Reforms: 1991 to the Present -- The Impact of Regional Policy: Reviewing the Evidence -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Part 4 Conclusions and Policy Implications.
Chapter 10 Summary of Main Conclusions -- Introduction -- How Trade Affects Regions within Countries -- How Location Affects the Trade Competitiveness of Firms -- The Effectiveness of Regional Policies in the Context of Trade -- Note -- Reference -- Chapter 11 Policy Implications -- Principles of Policy Design for the Integration and Growth of Lagging Regions -- Policies Targeting Factors of Production -- Policies Facilitating Connectivity -- Policies Promoting Agglomeration -- Coordination and Implementation -- References -- Boxes -- Figures -- Tables -- Back Cover.
Abstract:
Over the past two decades, the rapid integration of many developing countries into global markets has contributed to a convergence of incomes across countries, pulling large economies like China, India, and Indonesia into the middle-income ranks. On the other hand, these same factors have contributed to widening income disparities within countries. One of the principal manifestations of these within country disparities is spatial, with growth accelerating in well located, typically metropolitan regions, while more peripheral regions fall further behind. The resulting pattern of leading and lagging regions matters not just for social and political cohesion, but also because the failure to integrate lagging regions may have a dampening effect on national growth, and contributes to the massive rural-urban shifts that are over whelming the infrastructural, environmental, and institutional capacities of metropolitan regions in many developing countries. Using the World Bank's World Development Report 2009 as its point of departure, this book - designed for policymakers, academics, and researchers - explores the nexus between trade and location to inform policies to address the challEnglishe of lagging regions, with a particular focus on developing countries. The book combines empirical analysis with rich case studies in two of the largest and most dynamic developing countries - India and Indonesia. It provides unique evidence of how location shapes the participation and performance of individual firms in trade, through the business environment, agglomeration, market access, and institutional arrangements. It also provides a summary of decades of diverse (and largely unsuccessful) attempts to close the gap between leading and lagging regions, and sets out a series of policy recommendations to improve the efficacy of these efforts. At the heart of these
policies is a focus on interventions targeted at two objectives: building the competitiveness of the region and its firms and improving its connectivity with domestic and international markets.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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