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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gallup, John Luke
Other Authors: Gaviria, Alejandro, 1966-, Lora, Eduardo
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Palo Alto, Calif. : Washington : Stanford Social Sciences ; Copublished with World Bank, c2003
Palo Alto, Calif. : Washington, D.C. : Stanford Social Sciences, Stanford University Press ; World Bank, [2003], ©2003
Palo Alto, Calif. : Washington, D.C. : Stanford University Press ; World Bank, c2003
Palo Alto, Calif. : Washington, D.C. : ©2003
Palo Alto, Calif. : Washington, DC : ©2003
Palo Alto, Calif. : Washington, D.C. : [2003]
Series:Latin American development forum
Subjects:
Economic geography
Economic conditions
Economic history
Latin America > Economic conditions
Latin America
Table of Contents:
  • Is geography destiny?
  • 1. The channels of influence of geography: Latin America from an international perspective
  • The diverse geographical regions of Latin America
  • History
  • Geography and development
  • Will geography matter in the future? 2. The other side of the mountain: the influence of geography within countries
  • Mexico
  • Bolivia
  • Colombia
  • Peru
  • Brazil
  • 3. Policies to overcome the limitations of geography
  • Regional development
  • Research and technology
  • Information and market signals
  • Urban policies
  • Introduction: Is Geography Destiny?
  • 1 The Channels of Influence of Geography: Latin America from an International Perspective
  • 2. The Other Side of the Mountain: The Influence of Geography within Countries
  • 3. Policies to Overview the Limitations of Geography.
  • Introduction: Is Geography Destiny?
  • 1 The Channels of Influence of Geography: Latin America from an International Perspective
  • 2. The Other Side of the Mountain: The Influence of Geography within Countries
  • 3. Policies to Overview the Limitations of Geography.
  • Introduction: Is Geography Destiny? 1
  • Determinism and Fatalism 3
  • Three Viewpoints 5
  • 1 The Channels of Influence of Geography: Latin America from an International Perspective 7
  • The Diverse Geographical Regions of Latin America 8
  • History 14
  • Geography and Development 28
  • Will Geography Matter in the Future? 58
  • 2 The Other Side of the Mountain: The Influence of Geography within Countries 69
  • Mexico 71
  • Bolivia 78
  • Colombia 90
  • Peru 104
  • Brazil 115
  • 3 Policies to Overcome the Limitations of Geography 131
  • Regional Development 131
  • Research and Technology 134
  • Information and Market Signals 140
  • Urban Policies 143
  • Spatial Organization 145
  • 1.1 An Index of Geographical Fragmentation of the Population 11
  • 1.2 How the Climate of Haiti Destroyed Two Large Armies 16
  • 1.3 Why Slavery Developed Only in Certain Regions 17
  • 1.4 Crime and the City 54
  • 1.1 Index of Geographical Fragmentation 12
  • 1.2 Index of Ethnolinguistic Fragmentation 13
  • 1.3 Mean GDP per Capita by Latitude Band in Latin America 28
  • 1.4 Income by Latitude in 1900 29
  • 1.5 Income by Latitude in 1800 30
  • 1.6 Population Density by Latitude Band 31
  • 1.7 GDP Density by Latitude Band 32
  • 1.8 Infant Mortality by Latitude Band 38
  • 1.9 Life Expectancy in Latin America by Latitude, 1995 38
  • 1.10 Difference in Growth between Mexican Border States and the Rest of Mexico 49
  • 1.11 Urban Concentration around the World in the 1990s 51
  • 1.12 Urban Concentration in Latin America and the Rest of the World, 1950-90 51
  • 1.13 Urban Concentration in Latin America, 1950 and 1990 52
  • 1.14 Interpersonal Trust and City Size in Latin America 53
  • 1.15 City Size and Victimization in Latin America 55
  • 1.16 City Size and Victimization in the United States 56
  • 1.17 City Size and Victimization in Colombia 56
  • 1.18 Geography Matters: Regional Differences 58
  • 2.1 Mexico: Income Disparities among States 77
  • 2.2 Bolivia: Population Distribution by Region 83
  • 2.3 Bolivia: Urban Primacy Indexes by Region 85
  • 2.4 Colombia: Municipalities per Capita Income Growth and Distance from Bogota 98
  • 2.5 Colombia: Municipalities per Capita Income Levels and Distance from Bogota 103
  • 2.6 Peru: Child Mortality Rates by Region and Mother's Education, 1997 112
  • 2.7 Bounds of Marginal Effects of Temperature on Respiratory Diseases 121
  • 2.8 Bounds of Marginal Effects of Rainfall and Population Density on Water-Borne Diseases 122
  • 2.9 Bounds of Marginal Effects of Temperature on Water-Borne Diseases 123
  • 2.10 Bounds of Marginal Effects of Rainfall and Population Density on Vector-Borne Diseases 124
  • 2.11 Bounds of Marginal Effects of Temperature on Vector-Borne Diseases 125
  • 1.1 Koppen-Geiger Ecozones 19
  • 1.2 Geographical Zones 20
  • 1.3 Population Density 21
  • 1.4 Regional GDP per Capita 22
  • 1.5 Distribution of per Capita Income 23
  • 1.6 Agricultural Output per Farmworker, 1994 24
  • 1.7 Extent of Malaria in Latin America, 1946-94 25
  • 1.8 Export Processing Zones in Latin America, 1997 26
  • 2.1 Mexico: Per Capita Income by State 99
  • 2.2 Bolivia: Main Ecological Regions 100
  • 2.3 Bolivia: Departments and Provinces 100
  • 2.4 Colombia: Main Cities 101
  • 2.5 Peru: Eight Natural Regions 101
  • 2.6 Brazil: Geographical Distribution of Selected Diseases 102
  • 1.1 Characteristics of Latin American Geographical Zones 10
  • 1.2 Crop Yields in Tropical versus Nontropical Countries of the World, 1998 33
  • 1.3 Per Capita Food Supply by Product 34
  • 1.4 Average Crop Yields in Tropical versus Nontropical Latin American Countries, 1998 35
  • 1.5 Growth in Average Crop Yields in Tropical versus Nontropical Latin American Countries, 1961-98 36
  • 1.6 Geography and Health, 1995 40
  • 1.7 Major Natural Disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1970-2002 42
  • 1.8 Access to the Sea by Latin American Export Processing Zones 48
  • 1.9 Determinants of GDP per Capita Growth, 1965-90 62
  • 1.10 Decomposition of the Difference in GDP per Capita Growth between Latin America and Other Regions of the World, 1965-90 65
  • 2.1 Mexico: Geographical Variables and Income per Capita 75
  • 2.2 Rates of Convergence among Mexican States, 1940-95 77
  • 2.3 Geography and Convergence among Mexican States 79
  • 2.4 Description of Bolivia's Three Geographical Regions 81
  • 2.5 Bolivia: Regional Patterns of Production, Disease, and Language 82
  • 2.6 Bolivia: Net Migration and Population Growth Rates, by Department, 1971-92 84
  • 2.7 Bolivia: Crop Shares in the Total Area under Cultivation, Santa Cruz 86
  • 2.8 Bolivia: Concentration Indexes by Geographical Regions, 1976 and 1992 88
  • 2.9 Bolivia: Geographical Variables and Provincial-Level Unsatisfied Basic Needs 89
  • 2.10 Colombia: Determinants of Municipal per Capita Income Growth, 1973-95 94
  • 2.11 Colombia: Determinants of Municipal per Capita Income Growth, 1995 96
  • 2.12 Eight Natural Regions of Peru 106
  • 2.13 Dispersion of Regional Income per Capita in Selected Latin American Countries 107
  • 2.14 Peru: Determinants of per Capita Expenditure at the Household Level, 1994 108
  • 2.15 Peru: Determinants of the per Capita Expenditure Growth Rate, 1972-93 110
  • 2.16 Peru: Vaccination Coverage of Children under 5, 1987 113
  • 2.17 Peru: Determinants of Infant Mortality at the Provincial Level 114
  • 2.18 Brazil: Hospitalization Rates per 10,000 Inhabitants, by Disease and State, 1996 119
  • 3.1 Rates of Return to Agricultural Research and Extension in Latin America 137

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