Economics A-Level
Regional Disparities
What Regional Disparities means in Economics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Regional Disparities
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Reference: AQA
Broad differences exist between the South East and the North in income and wealth across different parts of the UK.
Topics that use Regional Disparities
- The distribution of income and wealth (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Asset Ownership
- Asset Price Inflation
- Equality
- Equity
- Equity vs efficiency
- Flow vs Stock
- Gini coefficient
- Government intervention
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