glossary-by-codeat domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /var/www/html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114wp-extended-search domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /var/www/html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114The essence of regional policy is that it applies only to certain areas within a country. From: International Encyclopedia of Human Geography, 2009.
When regional policy first became a major issue in the advanced economies in the 1960s, it was strongly influenced by theories of polarized growth which were prevalent at that time, and which argued for the concentration of new developments in what was hoped would become self-sustaining growth poles or centers.