Resumen
We explore the effects of the growing urbanization of rural areas in Chile, Colombia, and Mexico and investigate whether the presence of small- and medium-sized cities within rural-urban territories enhances economic growth and reduces poverty and income inequality compared to deep-rural and metropolitan territories. For Chile and Colombia, our results suggest that these urban centers can make a greater contribution to the rate of economic growth and poverty reduction in rural-urban territories compared to deep-rural ones, but in some cases with a rise in income inequality. The mechanisms through which urban centers affect the dynamics of territorial development are country-specific.
Idioma original | Inglés estadounidense |
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Páginas (desde-hasta) | 56-71 |
Número de páginas | 16 |
Publicación | World Development |
Volumen | 73 |
DOI | |
Estado | Publicada - sep. 1 2015 |
Publicado de forma externa | Sí |
Áreas temáticas de ASJC Scopus
- Geografía, planificación y desarrollo
- Desarrollo
- Economía y econometría
- Edificación y construcción
- Sociología y ciencias políticas