The World Development Report 2009 'reshapes economic geography': geographical reflections
The World Development Report 2009 'reshapes economic geography': geographical reflections
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2009 年世界发展报告“重塑经济地理”：地理反思
DOI：
10.1111/j.1475-5661.2009.00340.x
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发表时间：
2009
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3.3
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Rigg J
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Rigg J
总体而言，地理学家对世界银行的年度旗舰《世界发展报告》(WDRS)几乎没有什么可说的。然而，随着刚刚发布的《2009年世界发展报告》(以下简称报告)的发布，情况可能会有所不同，因为它声称关注的无非是“重塑经济地理”。世界银行行长罗伯特·佐利克在他的前言中写道，他预计重塑经济地理将引发一场亟需的讨论，讨论“平衡增长”的可取性，但事实证明，这种讨论是难以捉摸的。通过为一些重要的政策辩论提供信息，它将为更具包容性和更可持续的发展指明方向“(世界银行，2009年，第十三期)。从表面上看，许多地理学家将欢迎这份报告，尤其是因为它认真对待空间问题：这份报告通过将空间和地点从单纯的政策暗流提升为主要重点，推进了地理对经济机会的影响”(世界银行，2009年，2)。把经济发展的空间维度放在中心舞台上，并认识到发展潜力和成果中空间不平衡的现实和重要性，可能会让人放心。然而，这种欢迎也许应该缓和一下
By and large, geographers have had little to say about the World Bank's annual flagship World Development Reports (WDRs). However, with the just published WDR 2009 (hereafter referred to as the Report), things might be different, for it claims to be concerned with nothing less than'reshaping economic geography'. In his foreword, the President of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, writes that he expects' Reshaping Economic Geography will stimulate a much-needed discussion on the desirability of" balanced growth", which has proved elusive. And by informing some important policy debates, it will point the way towards a more inclusive and sustainable development'(World Bank 2009, xiii).On the face of it, many geographers will welcome the Report, not least because it takes issues of space seriously: This Report advances the influence of geography on economic opportunity by elevating space and place from mere undercurrents in policy to a major focus'(World Bank 2009, 2). Placing the spatial dimensions of economic development centre stage, and recognising the reality and impor-tance of spatial unevenness in development potentials and outcomes, may be reassuring. However, this welcome should perhaps be tempered by