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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">INNOVATIVE ECONOMY</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">INNOVATIVE ECONOMY</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Инновационная экономика</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="electronic">2413-5607</issn></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">49393</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Articles</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Статьи</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">TERRITORIAL INEQUALITY IN AZERBAIJAN</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>ТЕРРИТОРИАЛЬНОЕ НЕРАВЕНСТВО В АЗЕРБАЙДЖАНЕ</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Movsumov</surname><given-names>Javid Hasrat oglu</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Мовсумов</surname><given-names>Джавид Хасрат оглы</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Student of the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Студент экономического факультета РУДН</p></bio><email>1032154371@rudn.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Kholina</surname><given-names>Veronika Nikolaevna</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Холина</surname><given-names>Вероника Николаевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD in Geographical Sciences, Head of the Department of Regional Economics and Geography, Faculty of Economics, RUDN University</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>К.г.н., зав. кафедрой региональной экономики и географии экономического факультета РУДН</p></bio><email>holina_vn@pfur.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Российский университет дружбы народов (РУДН)</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-04-02" publication-format="electronic"><day>02</day><month>04</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>5</volume><issue>4</issue><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-04-01"><day>01</day><month>04</month><year>2026</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2026-04-01"><day>01</day><month>04</month><year>2026</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2026, INNOVATIVE ECONOMY</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2026, Инновационная экономика</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">INNOVATIVE ECONOMY</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Инновационная экономика</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/in-econ/article/view/49393">https://journals.rudn.ru/in-econ/article/view/49393</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p><italic>The article is devoted to the study of the problems of spatial development and inequality on the example of the Republic of Azerbaijan. This problem is important in the economic system of countries dependent on oil exports, where the main resources are directed to the development of the economic center and to a much lesser extent are directed to other regions. In the framework of this article, an analysis of disproportions in the development of regions and cities of the country using the Lorenz and Zipf curves was made, and the presence of a clear imbalance in the economic development of the country towards the capital city of Baku was confirmed.</italic></p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p><italic>Статья посвящена исследованию неравномерности пространственного экономического развития в Республике Азербайджан. Данная проблема является важной для всех стран, особенно для стран-нефтеэкспортеров в связи с чем, что основные ресурсы направляются на развитие экономического центра в ущерб остальным районам. На основании оригинальной статистики, впервые введенной в научный оборот, проведен количественный анализ диспропорций в развитии регионов и городов Азербайджана  с использованием методов пространственного анализа экономики (кривых Лоренца и Ципфа). Доказано, что в Республике Азербайджан между регионами наблюдаются значительные диспропорции. Так, 10% населения самых бедных регионов владеют 8% общих доходов, а 10% самых богатых— почти 50% всех доходов в Республике Азербайджан.</italic></p></trans-abstract><funding-group/></article-meta><fn-group/></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Territorial Structure and Administrative-Territorial Delegation" // Collection of Laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 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