The Geography of Welfare in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Togo
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,...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/306301502329834751/The-Geography-of-Welfare-in-Benin-Burkina-Faso-Côte-dIvoire-and-Togo http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27994 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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