Publication: The Geography of Welfare in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Togo
Date
2017-08
ISSN
Published
2017-08
Author(s)
Nguyen, Nga Thi Viet
Dizon, Felipe F.
Abstract
This report aims to assess the spatial
disparities in economic development along four important
dimensions: (i) It provides stylized facts of the underlying
forces behind within-country inequality, namely natural
endowment, agglomeration economies, and market access. These
are the three building blocks of the economic geography
literature; (ii) It examines spatial disparities in welfare
and poverty. As the agricultural sector is a cornerstone of
the economy in this sub-region, the report explores
geographical differences in agricultural activity; (iii) It
quantifies the roles of natural endowment, agglomeration
economies, and market access in determining the spatial
distribution of welfare and agricultural productivity; (iv)
It suggests a number of policy guidelines that may help
improve shared prosperity across space.
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Citation
“Nguyen, Nga Thi Viet; Dizon, Felipe F.. 2017. The Geography of Welfare in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Togo. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27994 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”