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
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; , OCDE) is an international organization, intergovernmental organization with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and international trade, wor ...
,2020). In recent decades, however, regional development has taken on an increasingly international character. For example, organizations such as the
OECD
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; , OCDE) is an international organization, intergovernmental organization with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and international trade, wor ...
,
UN, and
IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution funded by 191 member countries, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It is regarded as the global lender of la ...
have stepped up various forms of economic assistance to less developed regions.
By country
Canada
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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
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Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
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Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario
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Western Economic Diversification Canada
In Canada, the Regional Development Agencies (RDA) are the seven Government of Canada, federal government agencies responsible for addressing key economic challenges and furthering economic development, Economic diversification, diversification, an ...
Finland
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Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment
The Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY Centres, , ; ,
) are local offices of the Finnish government placed in each of the regions of Finland. Finland has a total of 15 ELY Centres, which are tasked with promoting ...
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Regional State Administrative Agency
The Regional State Administrative Agencies (, ) are a set of top-level regional organs of the state of Finland, mainly in charge of basic public services and legal permits. Six agencies took over some of the tasks of the earlier provinces of Finla ...
Malaysia
* 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
* AREWA Center for Regional Development (ACRD) �
United Kingdom
* Regional Development has been an explicit concern of UK policy makers since at least the 1970s.
* It currently falls under the auspices of the
Regional development agency
In the United Kingdom, regional development agencies (RDAs) were nine non-departmental public body, non-departmental public bodies established for the purpose of development, primarily economic, of England's Government Offices for the English R ...
.
United States
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Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission
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Tennessee Valley Authority
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a federally owned electric utility corporation in the United States. TVA's service area covers all of Tennessee, portions of Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky, and small areas of Georgia, North Carolin ...
See also
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Aid
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Development aid
Development aid (or development cooperation) is a type of aid given by governments and other agencies to support the economic, environmental, social, and political International development, development of developing countries. It is distinguishe ...
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International development
International development or global development is a broad concept denoting the idea that societies and countries have differing levels of economic development, economic or human development (economics), human development on an international sca ...
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Regional science
Regional science is a field of economics concerned with analytical approaches to problems that are related specifically to regional and international issues. Topics in regional science include, but are not limited to location theory or spatial eco ...
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Regional Studies Association
The Regional Studies Association is a learned society with an international network of academics, policy makers and practitioner members. It was founded in 1965, following the foundation of the Regional Science Association in the USA and Internati ...
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The Globalized City
;Research projects
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DEMOLOGOS
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URSPICURSPIC: Urban Redevelopment and Social Polarisation in the City
European Commission
Regional Development organizations
Nigeria – AREWA Center for Regional Development
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
External links
UNCRD
United Nations Centre for Regional Development
Enfoques Teóricos sobre el Desarrollo Regional
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Regional geography
Development Z