How Does Structural Reform Affect Regional Development? Resolving Contradictory Theory with Evidence from India*
How Does Structural Reform Affect Regional Development? Resolving Contradictory Theory with Evidence from India*
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结构性改革如何影响区域发展？
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2000
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S. Chakravorty
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S. Chakravorty
摘要 区域理论对发展中国家结构改革后区域间发展的前景缺乏一致的指导。在本文中，我提出了一组基本假设，其中新自由主义民族国家同时是一个缩小的国家（不太关心促进区域平衡）和一个扩大的国家（引导选定地区的发展）。在新的监管架构下，改革后的投资地点可能会向沿海、先进地区和现有大都市（特别是边缘地区）倾斜；这些预期对于外国直接投资可能比国内投资（尤其是国家直接投资）更为真实。我使用印度改革前后的分类工业数据来检验这些假设。结果部分甚至全部支持了所有假设，提供了累积因果关系回归的证据，并引发了对落后地区未来发展的政治经济的担忧。
Abstract Regional theory offers little coherent guidance on the prospects for interregional development after structural reform in developing nations. In this paper I suggest a basic set of hypotheses in which the neoliberal nation-state is simultaneously a reduced state (less concerned about promoting regional balance) and an enlarged state (directing development toward selected regions). Under the new regulatory structure the location of post-reform investments may be expected to favor the coast, advanced regions, and existing metropolises (especially the edge areas); these expectations may be more true for foreign direct investments than domestic investments (especially the direct investments of the state). I use disaggregated pre- and post-reform industrial data from India to test the hypotheses. The results offer partial to full support for all hypotheses, providing evidence of the return of cumulative causation, and raising concerns about the political economy of future development in the lagging regions.