Cuadrado-Roura, Juan R. creator Aroca, Patricio. text gw 2013 monographic eng Eng lis h This contributed volume is the first book in English to offer a current and critical vision of regional problems and policies in the countries of Latin America. The book is in three main parts: a general overview of regional processes and trends in Latin America as a whole; country-level coverage of seven individual countries; and comparative analyses of common major problems such as migration, education, labor, poverty, decentralization, exports and foreign direct investments. Written by renowned academics and experts from the region, the book seeks to provide a better understanding of regional challenges and trends, regional disparities that exist in many Latin American countries and the increasing importance of metropolitan areas. The Reason Why of This Book: An Introduction — Facing the Need for Regional Policies in Latin America — Territorial Development in Latin America: A Long Term Perspective — The Origins, Development and Current State of Territorial Policies in Latin America in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries — Growth and Regional Disparities in Latin America: Concentration Processes and Regional Policy Challenges — Concentration and Growth in Latin American Countries — Urban Primacy and Regional Economic Disparities in Latin America — Analysis by Countries — Growth, Concentration, Inequality and Regional Policy in Mexico — Regional Inequalities and Regional Policies in Colombia: The Experience of the Last Two Decades — Concentration and Inequality Across Brazilian Regions — Argentina’s Regional Performance: 1970–2010 — Territorial Inequality and Regional Policy in Chile — The Paradox of Peruvian Growth: The Evolution of Territorial Disparities and Regional Policy — Growth, Clusters, and Convergence in Ecuador: 1993–2011 — Horizontal and Comparative Analysis — Population Distribution and Internal Migration Issues in LAC — Education, Innovation and Economic Growth in Latin America — The Geography and Determinants of Regional Human Capital in Eight Latin American and Caribbean Countries — Labor Income and Poverty in Brazil and Mexico: A State Level Analysis, 2000–2009 — Decentralization and Democracy in Latin America: Reshaping the Development Paradigm — Political and Fiscal Decentralization in South America: A Comparative Analysis of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru — Impact Assessment of Interregional Government Transfers: Lessons from the Brazil Experience — Regional Policies in the Andean Nations: A Comparative View — Export Specialization and Regional Growth: The Chilean and Colombian Cases — Trends and Realities in Foreign Direct Investments in Latin America. / edited by Juan R. Cuadrado-Roura, Patricio Aroca. Access may be restricted to institutions with a site license. Economics Economic geography Development economics Regional economics Latin America Economic conditions Latin America HT388 9783642396748 9783642396731 Access may be restricted to institutions with a site license. 140418 20260512154828.0 7386382