Cities, Territories, and Inclusive Growth: Unraveling Urban-Rural Linkages in Chile, Colombia, and Mexico

World Development

Volumn 73, Issue , 2015, Pages 56-71

  Berdegué, Julio A ^a   Carriazo, Fernando ^b   Jara, Benjamín ^c   Modrego, Félix ^d   Soloaga, Isidro ^e  

^a CEDIT Center for the Integrated Development of Territories   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^e UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chile; Colombia; Latin America; Mexico; Rural urban linkages; Territorial Development

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; METROPOLITAN AREA; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL AREA; TERRITORIAL MANAGEMENT; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN GROWTH; URBANIZATION;

CHILE; COLOMBIA; LATIN AMERICA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84939416540     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: 18735991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.12.013     Document Type: Article

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