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    Regional Development, Geography of

    New theoretical work on spatial concentration of industry – particularly the ‘new economic geography’ – has significantly helped our understanding why some regions develop more than others, why cities arise an...

    Jeffrey D. Sachs, Gordon C. McCord in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics (2018)

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    Extreme Poverty

    Households living in extreme poverty face deprivations that cost millions of lives annually. Ending extreme poverty requires an understanding of poverty traps, including the effects of adverse biophysical and ...

    Jeffrey D. Sachs, Gordon C. McCord in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics (2018)

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    Regional Development, Geography of

    Differences in economic activity across regions have interested economists since Adam Smith, who argued that high overland transport costs in the interior of Africa and Asia ‘seem in all ages’ to have had hind...

    Jeffrey D. Sachs, Gordon Mccord in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics (2008)

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    Regional Development, Geography of

    New theoretical work on spatial concentration of industry – particularly the ‘new economic geography’ – has significantly helped our understanding why some regions develop more than others, why cities arise an...

    Jeffrey D. Sachs, Gordon C. McCord in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics

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    Extreme Poverty

    There are many definitions of poverty, as well as intense debates about the exact numbers of the poor, where they live and how their numbers are changing over time. As a matter of definition, it is useful to d...

    Jeffrey D. Sachs, Gordon C. Mccord in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics (2008)

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    Extreme Poverty

    Households living in extreme poverty face deprivations that cost millions of lives annually. Ending extreme poverty requires an understanding of poverty traps, including the effects of adverse biophysical and ...

    Jeffrey D. Sachs, Gordon C. McCord in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics