Spatial policy targeting can differ greatly across programs due to myriad thematic goals, geographical unit systems, and conceptualisations. The current paper seeks to better understand how these differences may impact policy effectiveness by examining the theory of spatial targeting accuracy and the methodological tools for assessing it ex ante. It is the first comprehensive examination, to the extent of the author’s knowledge, of these concepts. The paper finds two clear families of diagnostic tools—concentration-based measures and characteristic-based measures—and two conceptual camps for improving ex ante accuracy—one based on economic potential and one based on deprivation.

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通过定位诊断工具重新构建空间政策：潜力和剥夺

由于无数的主题目标、地理单位系统和概念化，空间政策目标可能因项目而异。本论文旨在通过研究空间定位准确性理论和事前评估方法工具，更好地了解这些差异如何影响政策有效性。在作者的知识范围内，这是对这些概念的第一次全面检查。该论文发现了两个明确的诊断工具家族——基于浓度的测量和基于特征的测量——以及两个提高事前准确性的概念阵营——一个基于经济潜力，一个基于剥夺。