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  2. Spatial inequality - Wikipedia

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    Spatial inequality refers to the unequal distribution of income and resources across geographical regions. [1] Attributable to local differences in infrastructure, [2] geographical features (presence of mountains, coastlines, particular climates, etc.) and economies of agglomeration, [3] such inequality remains central to public policy discussions regarding economic inequality more broadly.

  3. Triple helix model of innovation - Wikipedia

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    The triple helix model of innovation refers to a set of interactions between academia (the university), industry and government, to foster economic and social development, as described in concepts such as the knowledge economy and knowledge society. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] In innovation helical framework theory, each sector is represented by a circle ...

  4. Paul Krugman - Wikipedia

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    He is known in academia for his work on international economics (including trade theory and international finance), [13] [14] economic geography, liquidity traps, and currency crises. Krugman is the author or editor of 27 books, including scholarly works, textbooks, and books for a more general audience, and has published over 200 scholarly ...

  5. Economic geography - Wikipedia

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    Regional economic geography examines the economic conditions of particular regions or countries of the world. It deals with economic regionalization as well as local economic development. Historical economic geography examines the history and development of spatial economic structure. Using historical data, it examines how centers of population ...

  6. Geography - Wikipedia

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    Geography (from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία geōgraphía; combining gê 'Earth' and gráphō 'write') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. [1] Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding of Earth and its human and natural complexities —not merely where objects are, but also ...

  7. Educational inequality - Wikipedia

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    e. Educational Inequality is the unequal distribution of academic resources, including but not limited to school funding, qualified and experienced teachers, books, physical facilities and technologies, to socially excluded communities. These communities tend to be historically disadvantaged and oppressed.

  8. Regional economics - Wikipedia

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    Regional economics is a sub-discipline of economics and is often regarded as one of the fields of the social sciences.It addresses the economic aspect of the regional problems that are spatially analyzable so that theoretical or policy implications can be the derived with respect to regions whose geographical scope ranges from local to global areas.

  9. International development - Wikipedia

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    International development. World Development Indicators have improved relative to the year 1990. 75% of poverty reduction happened because of China [1]. International development or global development is a broad concept denoting the idea that societies and countries have differing levels of economic or human development on an international scale.