Regional_development Knowpia

Regional development refers to a broad category of policies aimed at reducing regional disparities within an economy or across economies by devoting resources to underdeveloped areas. Regional development can be national or international in nature. Therefore, the implications and scope of regional development may vary according to the definition of a region and how the region and its boundaries are perceived internally and externally.

In the past, regional development tended to center mostly on inward investment within national economies (OECD,2020). In recent decades, however, regional development has taken on an increasingly international character. For example, organizations such as the OECD, UN, and IMF have stepped up various forms of economic assistance to less developed regions.

By country edit

Canada edit

Malaysia edit

Central Terengganu Development Authority, or Lembaga Kemajuan Terengganu Tengah (KETENGAH) – official website
Kedah Regional Development Authority, or Lembaga Kemajuan Wilayah Kedah (KEDA) – official website
South East Johore Development Authority, or Lembaga Kemajuan Johor Tenggara (KEJORA) – official website
South Kelantan Development Authority, or Lembaga Kemajuan Kelantan Selatan (KESEDAR) – official website

Nigeria edit

AREWA Center for Regional Development (ACRD) – official website

United Kingdom edit

Regional Development has been an explicit concern of UK policy makers since at least the 1970s.^[1]

It currently falls under the auspices of the Regional development agency.

United States edit

Proposed region - 1985 - Franklin County, Ohio

Regional Development organizations edit

OECD What is Regional Development?
ACRD Nigeria – AREWA Center for Regional Development
European Inforegio Commission's Regional Policy Information
IEDC Indiana Economic Development Corporation
OECD Regional Competitiveness and Governance Division
SWIEDC Southwest Indiana Economic Development Coalition
UNCRD United Nations Centre for Regional Development

References edit

^ Trevor Fisk and Ken Jones, Regional Development (Fabian Tract, no. 417, December 1972)
^ Development Models and Logics of Socio-Economic Organization in Space; European Commission
^ URSPIC: Urban Redevelopment and Social Polarisation in the City ; European Commission