Divergence versus Convergence in Regional Development

Lipshitz, Gabriel

doi:10.1177/088541229200700201

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“…According to this theory (Perroux 1983;Richardson 1977), inter-area migration is a "readjustment process" that tends to reduce disequilibrium within local labor markets. This point of view is also expressed in some more recent migration studies (Greenwood and McDowell 1991;Lipshitz 1992;Michel et al 1996). This point of view is also expressed in some more recent migration studies (Greenwood and McDowell 1991;Lipshitz 1992;Michel et al 1996).…”

Section: Employment and Housing Factors Of Interregional Migrationmentioning

confidence: 58%

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1999

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“…As Richardson (1977) noted,`migrants tend to move from low-wage to highwage areas and from areas of labour surplus to those with labour shortages'. This point of view is also expressed in more recent migration studies (Champion, 1988;Greenwood and McDowell, 1991;Lipshitz, 1992;Michel et al, 1996). Armstrong and Taylor (1993: 223), on the other hand, argued that labour is not suf®-ciently mobile and does not respond readily to regional differences in either wage rates or unemployment, which are in any case only two of many factors affecting the movement of workers.…”

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Investigating the effects of employment‐housing change on migration: evidence from Japan

Portnov

Kim

Ishikawa

2001

International Journal of Population Geography

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The effect of employment growth on internal migration depends on corresponding adjustments of the local housing market. If employment growth in a geographical area is accompanied by a sharp increase in housing prices, the net outcome may be net outmigration rather than migration gain. In the present paper, this concept is tested using statistical data available for 47 prefectures in Japan. The analysis covers the two ®ve-year periods of 1983±87 and 1988±92, and con®rms that the use of a combined representation of employment and housing variables makes it possible to improve considerably the performance of an empirical migration model.

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“…Since the 1950s, there have been theoretical debates, between convergence and divergence schools, on regional inequality. During the 1980s and early 1990s, a renewed discussion in regional inequality research emphasized the migratory patterns in core and peripheral regions, the effects of globalization and liberalization, reform and transition in former socialist countries, the rediscovery of regions and geography in social sciences, and new developments in the disciplines of economics and geography (Lipshitz 1992; Wei and Ye 2009). In particular, new economic geography (NEG) has become a mainstream concern in development since regional inequalities are always associated with location (Krugman 1999).…”

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The spatial variation of China's regional inequality in human development

Li¹

2012

Regional Science Policy & Practice

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China's regional inequality has been a hot research topic lately and most of the literature focuses on economic development. Since 1990, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has devised a measure known as the human development index (HDI) by combining measures of income, education and health. A major concern about HDI is that it is a national average measurement that ignores disparities within a country. This paper aims to explore China's regional inequality under the human development framework with three objectives: (i) to calculate provincial HDI in 1990, 2000 and 2008; (ii) to detect the spatial distributions of HDI as well as its three component indices; and (iii) to reveal the influence of China's transitions on regional human development. GIS and statistical methods such as coefficient of variation, Moran's I, and spatial regression are used in this study. The results illustrate that the overall disparity in HDI declined, but the spatial concentration increased; and the multiple transitions determined the changing patterns of human development. This research provides a broader context for studying China's regional development and has important policy implications. Resumen. La desigualdad regional en China ha sido un tema candente de investigación en los últimos tiempos, centrándose la mayoría de la literatura en el desarrollo económico. Desde 1990, el Programa de Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) ha venido desarrollando un indicador conocido como el Índice de Desarrollo Humano (IDH), que combina indicadores de ingresos, educación y salud. Una gran preocupación acerca del IDH es que es un indicador promedio a escala nacional, que no tienen en cuenta las diferencias dentro de un país. Este trabajo busca explorar la desigualdad regional de China dentro del marco del desarrollo humano, atendiendo a tres objetivos: (i) calcular el IDH provincial en 1990, 2000 y 2008; (ii) detectar distribuciones espaciales del IDH, así como de los tres indicadores que lo componen; y (iii) revelar la influencia de transiciones en China en cuanto al desarrollo humano regional. En este estudio se utilizan SIG y métodos estadísticos tales como el coeficiente de variación, el índice I de Moran, y la regresión espacial. Los resultados muestran que la disparidad total del IDH disminuyó, al tiempo que aumentó la concentración espacial, y que las múltiples transiciones han significado cambios en los patrones de desarrollo humano. Esta investigación ofrece un contexto más amplio para el estudio del desarrollo regional de China y conlleva importantes implicaciones políticas.

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Divergence versus Convergence in Regional Development

Cited by 29 publications

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