Reshaping economic geography. - Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2009. - xxiii, 383 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 27 cm. - World development report, 2009 0163-5085 ; .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-329) and index.

Pt. 1. Seeing development in 3-D -- 1. Density -- 2. Distance -- 3. Division -- pt. 2. Shaping economic geography -- 4. Scale economies and agglomeration -- 5. Factor mobility and migration -- 6. Transport costs and specialization -- pt. 3. Reframing the policy debates -- 7. Concentration without congestion: Policies for an inclusive urbanization -- 8. Unity, not uniformity: effective approaches to territorial development -- 9. Winners without borders: integrating poor countries with world markets -- Seletced indicators: Geography and access. Urbanization. Territorial development. International integration. Other indicators. -- Selected world development indicators: Key indicators of development. Millennium development goals: eradicating poverty and improving lives. Economic activity. Trade, aid, finance. Key indicators for other economies.

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Economic geography.
Wirtschaftsgeographie
Regionale Entwicklung
Urbanisierung
Handelsregionalismus

HG3881 / .W634 2009