The Thunen Model and the New Economic Geography as a Paradigm for Rural Development Policy

Hite, James C.

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“…Everything else will tend to locate in strictly urban areas. Small wonder, then, that the literature on location cautions against optimism about the growth of the rural non-farm sector (Grabowski, 1995;Hite, 1997;Saith, 1992).…”

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How Special Are Rural Areas? The Economic Implications of Location for Rural Development

Wiggins

Proctor

2001

Development Policy Review

112

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Despite on-going change, rural areas remain characterised by relative abundance of natural capital, and by distance and the relatively high cost of movement. They are also home to most of the world's poor. Compared with urban areas which enjoy proximity to customers and producers, rural areas may have comparative advantage only in primary activities based on immobile natural resources and closely related activities. There are differences, however, between 'peri-urban', 'middle countryside' and 'remote' areas. In some areas, economic growth, urban expansion, and improved transport and communications create new urban-oriented opportunities for rural services and labour. Remote areas will continue to present special difficulties, however; and, in general, the potential for nonagricultural diversification is less than is sometimes argued.

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Section: Simplified Scenariomentioning

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How Special Are Rural Areas? The Economic Implications of Location for Rural Development

Wiggins

Proctor

2001

Development Policy Review

112

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“…In the Sinharaja area, replacement of low-productivity old seedling to forest dependency in both sites. These tea plants with more productive vegetatively urban areas in receiving benefits of economic propagated (VP) tea may enhance pro-growth (Hite, 1997). Remoteness, high ecoductivity.…”

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“…Along the same (Deavers, 1992). Remoteness, the most imline on the effect of improved agriculture on portant characteristic of a rural economy forest dependency, Gunatilake and Chakra- (Hite, 1993(Hite, , 1997, creates a positive cost vorty (1998) show that better knowledge of of the friction of distance in rural economic agricultural production reduces forestry ex-activities. This extra cost together with the traction.…”

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The role of rural development in protecting tropical rainforests: evidence from Sri Lanka

Gunatilake

1998

Journal of Environmental Management

106

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“…A first effort was Von Thünen's (1966) classic model of land use surrounding a single urban center on a featureless plane (Hite, 1997). He shows that high value-added products with high transportation costs locate closest to the urban center.…”

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Integrating Regional Economic Development Analysis and Land Use Economics

Partridge

Rickman

2013

Oxford Handbooks Online

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Two largely separate literatures exist on regional economic development and land use economics. In this chapter, we argue that a full understanding of each of the two areas requires greater knowledge of their interrelationship. We review key studies of the two literatures, particularly those related to the close interconnectedness of regional economic development and land use. We contend that a critical shortcoming in the literatures is that key features that affect both land use and economic activity are typically not systematically considered. We then posit that the spatial equilibrium framework is especially suited for understanding the various feedback mechanisms that affect both. Also particularly promising are the increased availability of GIS and micro data, as well as recent methodological advances in empirical estimation and modeling.1

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The Thunen Model and the New Economic Geography as a Paradigm for Rural Development Policy

Cited by 45 publications

References 18 publications

How Special Are Rural Areas? The Economic Implications of Location for Rural Development

How Special Are Rural Areas? The Economic Implications of Location for Rural Development

The role of rural development in protecting tropical rainforests: evidence from Sri Lanka

Integrating Regional Economic Development Analysis and Land Use Economics

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