Inequalities in spatial development of regional centers and regional periphery
A.N. Bufetova
Keywords: region, center, periphery, "center-periphery" inequalities, regional capitals, large cities
Pages: 55-68
Abstract
The paper analyzes the characteristics observed in the development of Russian central and periphery regions over the period of the national economy growth in 1999-2007; and assesses and analyses the dynamics of such regional "center-periphery" inequalities on the base of both several indicators and integrated "center-periphery" inequality coefficients. The paper shows that economic growth of those years was accompanied with growing "center-periphery" inequalities in the beginning of the period, and with higher periphery indicators growth by the end of the period. The latter contributed to the lower "center-periphery" inequalities. The paper identifies the periphery regions which mostly contributed to such lower inequality.
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