Introduction

WIDER Project on Spatial Disparities in Human Development

In response to the number and quality of papers submitted for the Cornell/LSE/WIDER Conference on Spatial Inequality and Development, a further conference has been scheduled, focusing specifically on Spatial Inequality in Asia. The conference will be held at the United Nations University in Tokyo on March 28-29, 2003.

The organizers invite submissions of completed papers or substantial abstracts that describe and analyze the evolution and state of spatial inequality in Asia (either within country or region-wide). A broad view is taken of inequality, covering the distribution of such variables as economic activity, economic structure, population, income, food availability, FDI, social indicators, infrastructure and public expenditure.

Papers selected for the conference will be considered for a special issue of a leading English language Asian journal, to be edited by Ravi Kanbur (Cornell University), Tony Venables (London School of Economics) and Guanghua Wan (WIDER).

Publications arising from this conference: research page