Regionale Entwicklungskonzepte werden in vielen Regionen Deutschlands seit einigen Jahren erprobt, um die formelle Regionalplanung durch ein informelles, projekt-orientiertes Instrument zu ergänzen. Damit verbunden ist der Anspruch einer verbesserten Umsetzung der Ziele von Raumordnung und...

Regional disequilibria in the distribution of population lead in many developing countries to migration flows which cannot always be equated with flight from the land or drift to the cities. In diverse countries rural-rural migration is even supported by the state. This rural migration leaves a...

The domestic capital markets of developing countries are typically subject to serious inefficiencies. This article shows how these inefficiencies can be eliminated without necessarily provoking an adjustment crisis and indicates the measures on which emphasis must be placed in the context of...

Many developing countries are trying to improve their economic conditions by means of structural adjustment programmes. The following article points out the weaknesses of such programmes and draws conclusions about the support that should be given to economic reform in developing countries in...