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Divided Cities: Understanding Intra-urban Inequalities

This report provides an assessment of spatial inequalities and segregation in cities and metropolitan areas from multiple perspectives as well as discussing methodological alternatives for measuring different dimensions of inequality and segregation across cities.
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Productivity and Jobs in a Globalised World (How) Can All Regions Benefit?

This report looks at how regional policies can support productivity growth and jobs. It asks what policies can help better anticipate or cushion shocks from trade in specific regions and, more generally, what strategies and framework conditions are conducive for regional productivity and employment growth.
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Working Together for Local Integration of Migrants and Refugees

Behind every migration statistic, there are individuals or families starting a new life in a new place. This report describes what it takes to formulate an approach to integration through concerted efforts across levels of government as well as between state and non-state actors.
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Countries need competitive dynamic regions to achieve their economic, social and environmental objectives. Regional development policies complement national macroeconomic and structural policies. More on Regional Development Policy...

OECD work on the themes below contributes to the overall goal of reducing regional disparities and helping lagging regions to catch up. The OECD Regional Outlook 2016 examines the widening productivity gap across regions within countries, and the implications of these trends for the well-being of people living in different places.

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