Problem
Regional disparities
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Underprivileged regionsOverprivileged regions
Deprived regions
Favoured regions
Imbalanced regional development within countries
Nature:
During the course of any social transformation process, disparities between regions may emerge, or a long standing situation may be accentuated. Such disparities are found both among different countries at the international level, and among different regions within the same country. The inter-regional differences may occur in regard to such important needs as food, health, habitation, education, social mobility, administrative services and political representation. Many of these disparities have adverse consequences for the further process of local and global social transformation.
Broader Problems:
Social inequality Narrower Problems:
Regional underdevelopmentRegional imbalance of powerRegional environmental degradationIrredeemably disadvantaged regionsRegional divisions within countriesGeographically disadvantaged countriesDisparities among developing countriesUnequal regional distribution of deathsUnequal income distribution within countriesMaldistribution of population within countriesRivalry and disunity within developing regionsDifferences in disease incidence among countriesUnequal global distribution of economic growthDisparities in unemployment within countries Aggravates:
Regional tensions Strategies:
Assisting underprivileged regionsReducing disparities in unemployment within countriesDepriving regionsRegionalizing disparitiesStandardizing regional disparitiesFavouring disparities in unemployment within countriesUnbalancing regional development within countriesBalancing regional development within countries References:
Phillips, Paul: Regional Disparities: new updated editionChâu, Ta Ngoc and Carron, Gabriel: Regional Disparities in Educational Development: a controversial issue Subject(s):
Development → Development Societal Problems → Deprivation
Societal Problems → Imbalances
Society → Disadvantaged
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
C: Cross-sectoral problems Date of last update
10.07.2019 – 18:37 CEST