Regional Inequalities
(2024) p.157-172- Abstract
A person’s life chances and quality of life depend on social class distinctions, but more so on the region one grew up in. Perspectives of the ‘urban’ or ‘metropolitan’ are a starting point when discussing geographical inequalities vis-à-vis rural, peripheral regions. How disrupting these problems and challenges are on the one (urban) and the other (rural) end of the geographical scope depends on what scale we analyse, and where we draw the boundaries between different types of territory. The problematisation of regional inequalities has usually gone hand in hand with the legitimisation and/or de-legitimisation of some political powers, especially when ‘justice’ is related to issues such as regional development, production and... (More)
A person’s life chances and quality of life depend on social class distinctions, but more so on the region one grew up in. Perspectives of the ‘urban’ or ‘metropolitan’ are a starting point when discussing geographical inequalities vis-à-vis rural, peripheral regions. How disrupting these problems and challenges are on the one (urban) and the other (rural) end of the geographical scope depends on what scale we analyse, and where we draw the boundaries between different types of territory. The problematisation of regional inequalities has usually gone hand in hand with the legitimisation and/or de-legitimisation of some political powers, especially when ‘justice’ is related to issues such as regional development, production and accessibility of welfare services and infrastructure, as well as public participation. The marketisation of welfare services and infrastructure as well as public sector retrenchment in advanced economies hits weak regions the hardest. The market cannot make profit in peripheral, remote and lagging regions; the ‘third sector’ cannot accumulate sufficient money for investments and hence is unable to meet the needs of the population. If the state cannot level out regional disparities, who will?.
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- author
- Rauhut, Daniel LU and Humer, Alois
- organization
- publishing date
- 2024-01-01
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- host publication
- Inequality : Economic and Social Issues - Economic and Social Issues
- pages
- 16 pages
- publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85204022936
- ISBN
- 9781032480428
- 9781040097595
- DOI
- 10.4324/9781003387114-13
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- Publisher Copyright: © 2024 selection and editorial matter, Mats Lundahl, Daniel Rauhut and Neelambar Hatti; individual chapters, the contributors.
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- 2024-12-03 09:23:16
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author = {{Rauhut, Daniel and Humer, Alois}},
booktitle = {{Inequality : Economic and Social Issues}},
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pages = {{157--172}},
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title = {{Regional Inequalities}},
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doi = {{10.4324/9781003387114-13}},
year = {{2024}},
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