A Large-Scale Mapping of Territorial Development Dynamics in Latin America

World Development

Volumn 73, Issue , 2015, Pages 11-31

  Modrego, Félix ^a   Berdegué, Julio A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

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

Author keywords

Latin America; Poverty mapping; Territorial development

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MAPPING; POVERTY; TERRITORIAL PLANNING;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 84939416545     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: 18735991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.12.015     Document Type: Article

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