Conceptualizing and Measuring Regional Endogenous Growth: A Collaborative International Comparative Investigation

澳大利亚的区域经济发展政策更加强调促进区域自助。该项目将首次提供对区域内生绩效的实际衡量。它确定了区域经济和当地人口的特征在解释区域绩效差异方面是最重要的，并显示了制度安排和领导如何能够提高或减少区域发展绩效。这将有助于公共机构制定更好的政策和机制，帮助各地区最大限度地发挥其实现内生增长的能力。国际比较研究对区域发展政策的制定具有更广泛的意义。

Policy for regional economic development in Australia is placing more emphasis on facilitating regional self-help. For the first time this project will provide an actual measure of regional endogenous performance. It identifies those features of regional economies and local populations are most important in explaining differences in the performance of regions, and it shows how institutional arrangements and leadership can enhance or detract from regional development performance. This will help public agencies formulate better policies and mechanisms to help regions maximise their capacities to achieve enhanced endogenous growth. International comparative studies provide wider significance for policy formulation in regional development.