Industrialization and Urbanization in Latin America
Originally published in 1985, Industrialization and Urbanization in Latin America focuses on the process of industrialisation in Latin America. The book links together the distinctive process of industrialisation to wider issues of urban and regional development in Latin America. The book looks in detail at the process of industrialisation in Latin America and the spatial ramifications in Latin American industrialisation; it argues that industrial growth and its geographical distribution is a principal cause of increasing disparities in income between regions within Latin American countries. This book will appeal to academics working in the field of urbanization and geography.

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Industrialization and Urbanization in Latin America
Originally published in 1985, Industrialization and Urbanization in Latin America focuses on the process of industrialisation in Latin America. The book links together the distinctive process of industrialisation to wider issues of urban and regional development in Latin America. The book looks in detail at the process of industrialisation in Latin America and the spatial ramifications in Latin American industrialisation; it argues that industrial growth and its geographical distribution is a principal cause of increasing disparities in income between regions within Latin American countries. This book will appeal to academics working in the field of urbanization and geography.

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Industrialization and Urbanization in Latin America

Industrialization and Urbanization in Latin America

by Robert Gwynne
Industrialization and Urbanization in Latin America

Industrialization and Urbanization in Latin America

by Robert Gwynne

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Originally published in 1985, Industrialization and Urbanization in Latin America focuses on the process of industrialisation in Latin America. The book links together the distinctive process of industrialisation to wider issues of urban and regional development in Latin America. The book looks in detail at the process of industrialisation in Latin America and the spatial ramifications in Latin American industrialisation; it argues that industrial growth and its geographical distribution is a principal cause of increasing disparities in income between regions within Latin American countries. This book will appeal to academics working in the field of urbanization and geography.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780815379027
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 10/25/2017
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Urbanization , #4
Pages: 276
Product dimensions: 5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface Part I: The Process of Industrialisation 1. Latin America in the World Economy 2. Industrial Policies 3. Industrial Structure and Technological Change 4. The Institutional Framework Part II: Spatial Perspectives on Industrialisation 5. Regional Economic Integration 6. The Spatial Centralisation of Industry 7. Processes of Industrial Decentralisation Part III: Industrialisation and Urbanisation 8. Historical Perspectives on Urbanisation 9. Industrialisation and Urbanisation Part IV: Industrialisation and Regional Development 10. Theoretical Perspectives on Industrialisation and Regional Development 11. Industrialisation and Regional Development in Chile 12. Conclusion: The Importance of Industrial Growth Bibliography Index

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