Is geography destiny? : lessons from Latin America / John Luke Gallup, Alejandro Gaviria, Eduardo Lora.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Gallup, John Luke.

Contributor:

Gaviria, Alejandro, 1966-

Lora, Eduardo.

Series:

Latin American development forum

Latin American development forum series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic geography.

Latin America--Economic conditions.

Latin America.

Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

xiv, 171 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Palo Alto, Calif. : Stanford Social Sciences, Stanford University Press ; Washington, D.C. : World Bank, [2003]

Summary:

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Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-161) and index.

ISBN:

0821354515

0804749272

OCLC:

51764014