1st Edition

Industrialization and Urbanization in Latin America

By Robert Gwynne Copyright 1985
    276 Pages
    by Routledge

    276 Pages
    by Routledge

    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.

    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

    Biography

    Robert Gwynne