期刊名称：Departmental Discussion Papers / University of Glasgow, Department of Economics
出版年度：2003
卷号：1
出版社：University of Glasgow, Department of Economics
摘要：There is enough evidence to suggest that regional disparities within most developing
countries are alarmingly high and probably increasing. This paper analyses regional
disparities amongst major states in India to find out if they are on a convergence or
further divergence course. It compares human development and poverty indices for
various states in India and investigates if there has been any reduction in disparities
over a decade. The analysis is extended to the evolution of disparities amongst the
states with respect to a larger set of socio-economic indicators. A number of regional
composite indices are constructed from the selected indicators and tested for their
validity. The paper then suggests and applies a method for computing targets aiming
at reducing regional disparities systematically. Finally a number of inequality and
polarisation measures are employed to see the change in inequality and polarisation
over the decade and whether the suggested method results in a reduction in both these
phenomena.
关键词：Regional disparities, spatial inequality, inequality, regional polarisation,
India, human development.
