abstract: 'The inequality between the regional incomes in a nation with a developed

  fiscal and para-fiscal regime including social security will be

  equilibrated automatically by transfer payments from the richer to the

  poorer regions. The automatic system is not a guaranty for success.

  Internationally a project oriented system of the international

  organizations is known instead of an automatic system but the final goal

  is not always very clear. Multiple Objectives Optimization looks more

  robust to obtain regional and international development. Moreover a

  system of transfer payments is not sufficient to measure the well being

  of a regional population. In the well-being economy, each individual

  would have to feel good concerning material wealth, health, education,

  all kind of security and concerning the environment. With other words,

  multiple objectives have to be fulfilled. However, these different

  multiple objectives are expressed in different units. Weights are most

  of the time used to equalize these different units. Introduction of

  weights means introduction of subjectivity. In order to avoid this

  dilemma, the internal mechanical solution of a ratio system, producing

  dimensionless numbers, is preferred: MOORA. In addition, this outcome

  creates the opportunity to use an additional non-subjective reference

  point theory. The choice and importance of the objectives is also

  non-subjective if all stakeholders involved come to an agreement. This

  theory is applied on the different counties of Lithuania. At that moment

  it is no more only a question of redistribution of income but also of a

  national policy of new constructions, of tourism development, of

  pollution abatement and of energy renewables, after the European

  Commission ``related to the promotion of local employment{''''}.'
affiliation: 'Brauers, WKM (Corresponding Author), Vilnius Gediminas Tech Univ, Sauletekio
  Al 11, LT-10223 Vilnius, Lithuania.

  Brauers, Willem Karel M.; Ginevicius, Romualdas; Podvezko, Valentinas, Vilnius Gediminas
  Tech Univ, LT-10223 Vilnius, Lithuania.'
author: Brauers, Willem Karel M. and Ginevicius, Romualdas and Podvezko, Valentinas
author-email: 'willem.brauers@ua.ac.be

  romualdas.ginevicius@vgtu.lt

  valentinas.podvezko@vgtu.lt'
author_list:
- family: Brauers
  given: Willem Karel M.
- family: Ginevicius
  given: Romualdas
- family: Podvezko
  given: Valentinas
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.3846/tede.2010.38
eissn: 2029-4921
files: []
issn: 2029-4913
journal: TECHNOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMY
keywords: 'MOORA (Multiple Objectives Optimization by Ratio Analysis); ratio

  system; Reference Point Theory; regional development; redistribution of

  income; labor drain'
language: English
number: '4'
number-of-cited-references: '48'
orcid-numbers: Ginevicius, Romualdas/0000-0003-2067-4398
pages: 613-640
papis_id: 5f6e1f083200ebdbdcef5a8c54a4387f
ref: Brauers2010regionaldevelopment
researcherid-numbers: 'Brauers, Willem/AAS-5072-2021

  '
times-cited: '67'
title: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN LITHUANIA CONSIDERING MULTIPLE OBJECTIVES BY THE MOORA
  METHOD
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000285649200004
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '23'
volume: '16'
web-of-science-categories: Economics
year: '2010'