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THE GEOGRAPHY OF ECONOMIC INEQUALITY: A SPATIAL AND INTERTEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE IN GREECE

Authors:
Evgenia Anastasiou, George Theodossiou

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1*Evgenia Anastasiou, 2George Theodossiou
1. Department of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece
2. Department of Business Administration, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
*. Corresponding author

MLA 8
Anastasiou, Evgenia, and George Theodossiou. "THE GEOGRAPHY OF ECONOMIC INEQUALITY: A SPATIAL AND INTERTEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE IN GREECE." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 5, no. 4, Apr. 2020, pp. 886-905, ijsser.org/more2020.php?id=64. Accessed Apr. 2020.
APA(6)
Anastasiou, E., & Theodossiou, G. (2020, April). THE GEOGRAPHY OF ECONOMIC INEQUALITY: A SPATIAL AND INTERTEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE IN GREECE. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 5(4), 886-905. Retrieved from ijsser.org/more2020.php?id=64
Chicago
Anastasiou, Evgenia, and George Theodossiou. "THE GEOGRAPHY OF ECONOMIC INEQUALITY: A SPATIAL AND INTERTEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE IN GREECE." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 5, no. 4 (April 2020), 886-905. Accessed April, 2020. ijsser.org/more2020.php?id=64.

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Abstract:
The era of the crisis in Greece induced serious economic repercussions in public administration and governance. Public expenditure, like all budget figures, has undergone adjustments in compliance with a strict and narrow austerity framework. Taking into account that public expenditures represent an indirect measure of relative welfare as well as regional development, their spatial distribution in the Greek territory highlights regional inequalities.
In the present paper, both an intertemporal and spatial analysis is applied to detect and depict the existence and intensity of regional inequalities in Greece, with the ultimate purpose to examine the hypothesis that in times of recession the forces of convergence are stronger. The analysis period concerns the years 2004-2016 and incorporates a range of profound economic, political and social changes within the country. For the purposes of the research, we applied analytical methods such as descriptive statistics, measures of statistical dispersion and specialized mapping analysis programs and geographical information systems (GIS).

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