Abstract
This research aims to measure the regional disparities in Jordan’s economic growth during 2010-2017. As an indicator to measure the economic growth in each region is the regional factor (R) adopted, and for estimation the regional factor is the Shift and Share method used. This method is widely used by geographical economist. The annual average of household income, as economic indicator, to estimate the regional factor in this study will be adopted. Data on annual household income were taken from the expenditure and income surveys prepared by the Jordanian General Statistics Department in year 2010 and year 2017. The results of this study indicate that economic growth in Irbid region and Mafraq region was greater than the national growth, while the rest of the regions have had much slower economic growth compared to national growth during the study period. Expect Amman region, the capital of Jordan, showed similar economic growth to national level. The results of the research indicate that the region’s share of income increased for regions that achieved high economic growth and in return this share was reduced to the values that showed low growth and lower than the rate of national economic growth. The least economically developed regions are the regions in the south of the country, despite the development policies in the field of balanced regional development, but because of the lack of infrastructure, they are still unable to reduce the development gap between the regions in Jordan. The study recommended the need for the government to enable the regions to accelerate regional development as well as reduction in the development gap between them by devolving administrative and financial powers from the central level to the regional level. It also recommended the need to support investment, especially in the less developed regions. Keywords: economic growth, regional economics, income distribution, development planning, decentralization.
Highlights
Since the beginning of the 1970s, the goal of regional development and reducing regional disparities has been one of the goals of development plans in Jordan
The study was based on the 2010 household expenditure and income survey data and the 2017 household expenditure and income survey published by the Jordan General Statistics Department
The shift and share method has been adopted. which are used by economists and social workers in the developed and developing world. this study is original because it is the first study that measures the level of regional development by using shift and share methods, while previous studies dealt with development disparities between the regions, and they used different methods such as Gini coefficient, сovariance coefficient and factor analysis
Summary
Since the beginning of the 1970s, the goal of regional development and reducing regional disparities has been one of the goals of development plans in Jordan. The aim of this study is to measure the annual growth rates of the average annual income of households in different provinces during the period 201-2017. The average annual income of the family was adopted as a measure of the level of growth and development in the kingdom's regions. The shift and share method has been adopted. This study is original because it is the first study that measures the level of regional development by using shift and share methods, while previous studies dealt with development disparities between the regions, and they used different methods such as Gini coefficient, сovariance coefficient and factor analysis The shift and share method has been adopted. which are used by economists and social workers in the developed and developing world. this study is original because it is the first study that measures the level of regional development by using shift and share methods, while previous studies dealt with development disparities between the regions, and they used different methods such as Gini coefficient, сovariance coefficient and factor analysis
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