Identifying Spatial Efficiency-Equity Trade-offs in Territorial Development Policies : Evidence from Uganda

doi:10.1080/00220388.2014.957277

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Identifying Spatial Efficiency-Equity Trade-offs in Territorial Development Policies : Evidence from Uganda

dc.contributor.author	Schroeder, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.author	Lall, Somik V.
dc.contributor.author	Schmidt, Emily
dc.date.accessioned	2015-01-20T19:58:50Z
dc.date.available	2015-01-20T19:58:50Z
dc.date.issued	2014-12-13
dc.description.abstract	We contribute to the debate on the spatial allocation of infrastructure investments by examining where these investments generate the highest economic return (‘spatial efficiency’), and identifying trade-offs when infrastructure coverage is made more equitable across regions (‘spatial equity’). We estimate models of firm location choice in Uganda, drawing on insights from the new economic geography literature. The main findings show that manufacturing firms gain from being in areas that offer a diverse mix of economic activities. Public infrastructure investments in other locations are likely to attract fewer private investors, and will pose a spatial efficiency–equity trade-off.	en
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Development Studies
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/21301
dc.identifier.issn	0022-0388
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21301
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Taylor and Francis
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.subject	infrastructure
dc.subject	industrial development
dc.subject	preconditions
dc.title	Identifying Spatial Efficiency-Equity Trade-offs in Territorial Development Policies : Evidence from Uganda	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.type	Article de journal	fr
dc.type	Artículo de revista	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.date.disclosure	2015-01-05
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-05-06T11:16:28.468448Z
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Journal Article
okr.externalcontent	External Content
okr.globalpractice	Trade and Competitiveness
okr.identifier.doi	10.1080/00220388.2014.957277
okr.journal.nbpages	1717-33
okr.language.supported	en
okr.peerreview	Academic Peer Review
okr.region.country	Uganda
okr.relation.associatedurl	http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00220388.2014.957277
okr.relation.associatedurl	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/4160
okr.topic	Infrastructure Economics and Finance::Infrastructure Economics
okr.topic	International Economics and Trade::Economic Geography
okr.topic	Macroeconomics and Economic Growth::Investment and Investment Climate
okr.unit	Global Practice on Social, Urban, Rural, and Resilience (GSURR)
okr.volume	50(12)
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