A Study of Regional Disparities in Mongolia

Abstract

In this paper we analyze the regional disparities in Mongolia and their problems in the first ten years of Mongolian transition to a market economy. The social economic circumstances in rural areas deteriorated and as a result the population movement from rural areas to urban areas rapidly increased. Under these circumstances the disparity among regions expanded, and this situation has negatively affected Ulaanbaatar city. Until now the livestock sector has been one of the most important elements of the national economy; therefore, improvement of social economic conditions in rural areas is one of the urgent issues to be solved.