Regional development is a broad term but can be seen as a general effort to reduce regional disparities by supporting (employ) economin regions. In the past, regional development policy tended to try to achieve these objectives by means development and by attracting inward investment (
OECD
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; french: Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, ''OCDE'') is an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate e ...
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A large number of international organizations such as the
OECD
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; french: Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, ''OCDE'') is an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate e ...
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IMF and many more that provide assistance on economic, environmental and social issues to the less economically developed regions. 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.
By country
Canada
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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency In Canada, the Regional Development Agencies (RDA) are the seven federal government agencies responsible for addressing key economic challenges and furthering economic development, diversification, and job creation specific to their respective regi ...
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Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec In Canada, the Regional Development Agencies (RDA) are the seven federal government agencies responsible for addressing key economic challenges and furthering economic development, diversification, and job creation specific to their respective regi ...
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Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario In Canada, the Regional Development Agencies (RDA) are the seven federal government agencies responsible for addressing key economic challenges and furthering economic development, diversification, and job creation specific to their respective regi ...
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Western Economic Diversification Canada In Canada, the Regional Development Agencies (RDA) are the seven federal government agencies responsible for addressing key economic challenges and furthering economic development, diversification, and job creation specific to their respective regi ...
Malaysia
* Central Terengganu Development Authority, or ''Lembaga Kemajuan Terengganu Tengah'' (KETENGAH) â€
official website* Kedah Regional Development Authority, or ''Lembaga Kemajuan Wilayah Kedah'' (KEDA) â€
official website* South East Johore Development Authority, or ''Lembaga Kemajuan Johor Tenggara'' (KEJORA) â€
official website* South Kelantan Development Authority, or ''Lembaga Kemajuan Kelantan Selatan'' (KESEDAR) â€
official website
Nigeria
* AREWA Center for Regional Development (ACRD) â€
United Kingdom
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Regional development agency
United States
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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 Carolina ...
See also
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Aid
In international relations, aid (also known as international aid, overseas aid, foreign aid, economic aid or foreign assistance) is – from the perspective of governments – a voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another.
Ai ...
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Development aid
Development aid is a type of foreign/international/overseas aid given by governments and other agencies to support the economic, environmental, social, and political development of developing countries. Closely-related concepts include: develop ...
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International development
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Regional science
Regional science is a field of the social sciences concerned with analytical approaches to problems that are specifically urban, rural, or regional. Topics in regional science include, but are not limited to location theory or spatial economics, l ...
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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 Internatio ...
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The Globalized City
''The Globalized City: Economic Restructing and Social Polarization in European Cities'' is a collection of discussions and case studies of large-scale urban development projects in nine European cities. It analyzes the relation between these pr ...
;Research projects
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DEMOLOGOS
''Demologos'' was the first warship to be propelled by a steam engine. She was a wooden floating battery built to defend New York Harbor
New York Harbor is at the mouth of the Hudson River where it empties into New York Bay near the Eas ...
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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
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