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Regional development gaps in Argentina: A multidimensional approach to identify the location of policy priorities
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2020-08Registro en:
Niembro, Andrés Alberto; Sarmiento, Jesica Isabel; Regional development gaps in Argentina: A multidimensional approach to identify the location of policy priorities; Wiley; Regional Science Policy and Pr; 8-2020; 1-37
1757-7802
CONICET Digital
CONICET
Autor
Niembro, Andrés Alberto
Sarmiento, Jesica Isabel
Resumen
Spatial inequalities within Latin American countries have historically attracted the interest ofacademics, policy-makers, and international agencies. This article aims to provide amultidimensional diagnosis of provincial development gaps in Argentina, in order to identifythe location of policy priorities. Therefore, we built a large database, which covers sevendevelopment dimensions, and applied multivariate analysis techniques to overcome someanalytical limitations of previous studies. Results show the stability of provincial developmentgaps between 2003 and 2013 and some heterogeneity within geographic regions. Instead,cluster analysis offers a better classification of Argentine provinces according to theirdevelopment gaps, which can help the government to prioritize the places wheredevelopment policies are strategic.