Policy for Overcoming Regional Disparities in the Level and Quality of Life of Population: Experiences of Some Countries
Journal Title: Демографія та соціальна економіка - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue
Abstract
Throughout the known history of mankind there were significant disparities in the level and quality of life. Over the past century, major changes took place in people’s lives, and these changes have contributed to the improvement in the lives of some countries or regions and no change or deterioration in others. The growth of settlement disparities in the level and quality of life has become another problem, and it is partially responsible for the decreasing populations of villages and towns and uncontrolled growth of cities. Particularly acute is the question of overcoming territorial disparities in the level and quality of life in countries with a large area, in states with territories within complex relief or climatic conditions, as well as urbanized countries where there is a significant development gap between the modern cities and the depressed province in terms of living conditions. By analyzing international experience in overcoming regional imbalances in the level and quality of life, we can highlight the main tools used by states for this purpose: federal subsidies and transfers; tax preferences; payments alignment; delegating the solution of critical social problems to regions; creation of special trade areas; creation of specialized funds and institutions for the development of depressed regions; development of infrastructure projects; creation of state enterprises; public investments.
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Yu. L. Kogatko
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