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The purpose of the paper is to analyse the problem of regional inequality and the possibility of inter-regional cooperation. In particular it tries to answer why backward regions of a country might prefer regional autonomy as opposed to cooperation. It also provides an example where inequality and inefficiency are positively correlated.
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Sarkar, A. (2006). Regional Inequality. In: Chatterjee, A., Chakrabarti, B.K. (eds) Econophysics of Stock and other Markets. New Economic Windows. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0502-0_22
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