@incollection{Bachtler2004Regional,
abstract = {Economic historians and geographers have recognised a `dualism' in the economic development
of the UK \textendash{} a divide between the northern and southern parts of the country - dating
back over several centuries. The `regional problem' in the UK has become increasingly difficult
to define and categorise in simple terms. As in other countries, processes of regional and
local restructuring have created a complex map of socio-economic change. During the 1980s,
a frequently used concept was that of the `North South divide', contrasting the differences between
two parts of the country divided by a line from the River Severn to the Wash. This chapter
reviews regional disparities in the UK, a country illustrative in many aspects of regional
dynamics in other parts of the EU. The chapter begins by reviewing the historical context and
long-term trends in regional disparities, before examining current spatial patterns and contemporary
policy debates on the regional problem.},
address = {Hannover; Hannover},
author = {John Bachtler},
booktitle = {Employment and regional development policy: Market efficiency versus policy intervention},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
editor = {Karl, Helmut; Rollet, Philippe},
isbn = {3-88838-231-9},
keywords = {330},
language = {eng},
note = {hdl:10419/62287; http://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:zbw:arlssd:5},
number = {5},
pages = {36-49},
publisher = {Verl. der ARL},
series = {Studies in Spatial Development},
title = {Regional disparities in the United Kingdom},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/62294},
year = {2004}
}
