Regional Inequality and Development : Measurement and Applications in Indones...

by Mitsuhiko Kataoka, Takahiro Akita

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Regional Inequality and Development : Measurement and Applications in Indonesia, Paperback by Akita, Takahiro; Kataoka, Mitsuhiko, ISBN 981192970X, ISBN-13 9789811929700, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This book addresses three main issues in regional income inequality and development: meaning of regional inequality, measurement of regional inequality and the relationship between national economic development and regional income inequality. It provides analytical methods useful in exploring the determinants of regional inequality in income and productivity. Some software commands in Stata (statistical software package) available for the measurement and analysis of income inequality are also introduced. Some researchers have argued that spatial concentration of population in and around major cities and the concurrent increase in regional inequality do not hinder national economic development, and may stimulate it. Nevertheless, many national governments seek to promote balanced regional economic development and reduce regional income inequality, because unbalanced development and higher levels of regional inequality may cause political or ethnic conflicts between different regions of the country. As the applications of the analytical methods introduced in the first part of th, the second part presents four independent empirical studies on regional inequality and development in Indonesia. They offer very interesting case studies for the formulation of policies and progr

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2023
• Binding: Paperback
• ISBN: 9789811929700
• Condition: Fine

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