Paradox of Redistribution: Legislative Overrepresentation and Regional Development in Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 642-670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taeko Hiroi
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Instrumental Variables ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Theoretical Argument ◽  
Economic Convergence ◽  
National Economic ◽  
Resource Transfers ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This article examines the relationship between legislative malapportionment, redistribution, and regional economic development. One of the primary justifications for legislative malapportionment—the disparity between the share of legislative seats and the share of the national population—is interregional income equalization by means of favorable allocations of resources to rural areas through overrepresentation. By analyzing the case of Brazil using instrumental variables, this study evaluates the theoretical argument and the empirical validity of the presumed mechanism linking unequal representation to regional development and national economic convergence. It argues that in contexts of undeveloped democracies, rather than convergence, disproportionate resource transfers via overrepresentation hinder the development of beneficiary regions. The empirical analyses of Brazilian states indicate that while overrepresented jurisdictions do receive disproportionate shares of resources from the federal government, disproportionate resource transfers, and dependence on resource transfers attributable to overrepresentation hamper the development potential of those regions.

The Significance of Regional Studies for the Elaboration of National Economic History

1960 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 588-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry W. Broude
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Economic History ◽  
Regional Differentiation ◽  
Regional Studies ◽  
National Economic ◽  
Methodological Problems ◽  
National Economic Development ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Point Of Departure

The purpose of this paper is to serve as a point of departure for discussion of the relationship of regional differentiation and growth to general economic development. In addition to touching on methodological problems, I hope to establish two specific points: (a) that the needs of economic history call for particular perspectives in delimiting regions, and (b) that study of regional interaction can provide insights in an understanding of national economic development.

scholarly journals Influence of Tourism on Economic Development in Asian Countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-216
Author(s):  
Wen-Chuan FU ◽  
◽  
Chia-Jui PENG ◽  
Tzu-Yi YANG ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Rate Fluctuation ◽  
National Economic ◽  
International Entry ◽  
The Relationship

Although the tourism industry has recorded the lowest pollution, it significantly contributes to the global economy. Therefore, many countries have spent great efforts in promoting their tourism industry to support their entire economic development. This article considers factors related to the relationship between national economic growth and international entry tourism for 11 Asian countries to investigate the existence of the cross-sectional difference between these countries. Results show that exchange rate fluctuation is an alternative factor affecting economic growth risk, and common slope exists between countries. Moreover, international entry tourist headcount and income show differential slope in some countries, implying that these factors affect the economies of different Asian countries differently.

scholarly journals The influence of university science on the Russian regions’ development

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 41-59
Author(s):  
Dmitry Pletnev ◽  
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Dina Basyrova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Scientific Activity ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Russian Regions ◽  
Russian Science ◽  
Russian Science Citation Index ◽  
Scientific Results ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction. One of the drivers of the Russian regions’ development is traditionally considered to be local universities and the scientific activity development, in particular. However, such a belief is usually based on speculative conclusions and is not subjected to detailed empirical testing. The purpose of the study is to assess the relationship between the development of science in universities in Russian regions and indicators of regional development according to 2017—18 data. Methods. The authors use methods of generalization, grouping, assessment of indicators of central tendency and variations, as well as methods of correlation analysis. The study is based on the data from regional statistics presented on the official website of Russian Statistics Agency, as well as data from monitoring the universities effectiveness, commissioned by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. Scientific novelty of the research. For the first time, the authors present an empirical analysis of the relationship between indicators of socioeconomic development of Russian regions and indicators of scientific activity in universities in the region. The study is characterized by using a sample of homogeneous regions. The sample excluded regions that did not have significant scientific results, as well as regions that are leaders in economic development. As a result, a “core” of 57 Russian regions with similar characteristics of both economic development and the results of scientific activity was investigated. This increased the practical significance of the conclusions and their reliability. Results. As a result of the study, it was found out that there is a statistically significant relationship between all indicators of regional development and science in universities. However, a deeper analysis made it possible to establish that this relationship is indirect. In some cases, we can talk about the opposite influence - regional development on scientific results in universities. Conclusions. It was found that the indicators used in the public administration system for assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of scientific activity are not key in terms of their impact on regional development. It was revealed that publications in leading world databases and in the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI) are equally related to regional development. It has been determined that in a number of cases, within the considered sample, it is possible to distinguish two groups of regions with a different nature of the relationship between regional development and science in universities.

scholarly journals Role of companies’ size in socio-economic development of regions in the Czech Republic

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 833-848
Author(s):  
Radka Redlichová ◽  
Gabriela Chmelíková ◽  
Ivana Blažková ◽  
Vojtěch Tamáš
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Size Structure ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this paper is to investigate socio-economic development drivers of NUTS 3 regions in the Czech Republic. The aim is fulfilled by examination of the relationship between one of the regional development factors – the companies’ size structure and the development of the region from both socio and economic views. We derive from the theory of diversification and prior empirical findings, and empirically test the role of companies’ size in regional development. We use a balanced dataset of 14 regions covering the years 2000 – 2016 that provides the information about regions’ socio-economic performance in terms of GDP and unemployment rate. We hypothesise that unemployment rate in the regions with higher share of small firms is less sensitive to the general trend of the whole economy. However, the higher share of small firms leads to improved regional GDP. Our findings confirm that small firms accelerate economic growth while playing a role of a social stabiliser in Czech regions. Our conclusions could help in designing the regional policy in the Czech Republic.

Effects of Information Technology on Rural Economic Development from the Perspective of Smart City

2014 ◽  
Vol 668-669 ◽  
pp. 1466-1469
Author(s):  
Li Jun Wang ◽  
Ping Nan Ruan ◽  
Shuang Li
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Regional Economic Development ◽  
Rural Economic Development ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Relationship

This paper introduces the new concept to address the influence of information technology on rural economic development by an empirical study from the perspective of smart city. Moreover, this paper makes a quantitative analysis of information's impact on rural economic development from the perspective of demand and analyzes the relationship between information technology and regional economic development in rural areas during the construction of smart city as the starting point.

Aid and sovereignty: quasi-states and the international financial institutions

2000 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 557-573 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVID WILLIAMS
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
International Financial Institutions ◽  
The Enlightenment ◽  
National Economic ◽  
Social Arrangements ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Way

This article examines the changing status of ‘sovereignty’ in the context of some of the world's poorest countries. An examination of the relationship between the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and these countries suggests that the norm of sovereignty is increasingly being ‘trumped’ by the IFIs' commitment to the achievement of good political and social arrangements and economic development within these countries. The article explores the historical roots of this development by tracing the way sovereignty became bound up with the idea of self-determination, the achievement of the ideals of the Enlightenment, and the pursuit of a ‘national economic project’.

To the Richest Go the Spoils? Immigration, Development, and the North-South Divide, 1970–2005

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-292
Author(s):  
Matthew R. Sanderson
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Global South ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
The North ◽  
National Economic ◽  
Global North ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
North And South

This paper empirically assesses, for the first time, the relationship between immigration and national economic development in both the global North and the global South. A series of panel models demonstrate that immigration exacerbates North-South inequalities through differential effects on average per capita incomes in the global North and global South. Immigration has positive effects on average incomes in both the North and the South, but the effect is larger in the global North. Thus the relationship between immigration and development evinces a Matthew Effect at the world level: by contributing to differential levels of economic development in the North and South, immigration widens international inequalities in the long term, resulting in the accumulation of advantage in the North. The implications of the results are discussed in the context theory and policy on the migration-development nexus.

scholarly journals Macroeconomics and development of seaport. Case of Vietnam

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-25
Author(s):  
Thi Hong Van Pham ◽  
Thi Mai Thom Do
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Development Economic ◽  
Investment Efficiency ◽  
Integration Process ◽  
National Economic ◽  
Import And Export ◽  
National Economic Development ◽  
The Relationship

Seaport industry plays an important role in local and national economic development. The development of the seaport industry creates a competitive advantage, promotes international trade and speeds up the integration process of nations, especially in developing countries. Many studies have noted the importance of seaports to economic development. Economic development is also one of the crucial factors in seaport development. Economic growth will promote domestic production and improve investment efficiency. The development of import and export activities directly affects the supply of goods and the scale of operations of seaports; the increasing in industrial-agricultural output will increase the volume of goods, thereby promoting the seaport industry. This research analyses the relationship between economic growth, export-import operations, industry & agriculture to cargo through ports based on statistical data for the period 2000–2019. This study selects the case of Vietnam, a developing economy with a long coastline along with the country, and its shipping capacity ranked 4th in the ASEAN region.

Back to a future civilization: cities and countryside in the ‘Third Italy’

Urban History ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Bartolini
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
The Third ◽  
Rural Environments ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Territorial Organization ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

AbstractIn the last three decades of the twentieth century, the relationship between the city and rural areas in central and north-eastern Italy was a much-debated issue particularly with regard to the existence of a macroregion (the ‘Third Italy’) where a new model of economic development was flourishing. Social scientists and politicians stressed the specific territorial organization of the phenomenon, marked by finely integrated urban and rural environments. Even today, this interconnection is sometimes considered in public discourse not only as characteristic of a national Italian identity, but also as a model for more sustainable social organization.

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