The Geography of Welfare in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Togo

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作者：

Nguyen, Nga Thi Viet

来源地址：

http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27994

关键词：

PROSPERITY;  GEOGRAPHY;  AGGLOMERATION;  MARKET ACCESS;  NATURAL ENDOWMENT;  SPATIAL ANALYSIS;  POVERTY;  QUALITY OF LIFE;  AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY;  WELFARE;  URBANIZATION;  FISCAL TRANSFERS;  SAFETY NET;  Report;  Rapport;  Informe; 

年份：

2017

出版地：

Washington,USA

语种：

English

摘要：

This report aims to assess the spatial disparities in economic development along four important dimensions: (i) It provides stylized facts of the underlying forces behind within-country inequality, namely natural endowment, agglomeration economies, and market access. These are the three building blocks of the economic geography literature; (ii) It examines spatial disparities in welfare and poverty. As the agricultural sector is a cornerstone of the economy in this sub-region, the report explores geographical differences in agricultural activity; (iii) It quantifies the roles of natural endowment, agglomeration economies, and market access in determining the spatial distribution of welfare and agricultural productivity; (iv) It suggests a number of policy guidelines that may help improve shared prosperity across space.