Urban Migration & Economic Development in Chile (Readings in Economics) - Softcover

Herrick, Bruce H.; Thackara, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0262582368 ISBN 13: 9780262582360

Publisher: MIT Press, 2003

Synopsis

The years between 1940 and 1960 in Chile were marked by economicstagnation. Urban migration, reflecting this economic decay, as well as demographicconditions, are the subject of this study. The work attempts to coordinate therecord of Chile's economic development with an account of its concomitant internalmigration. In particular, shifts in urban population and changes in the structure ofthe labor force are explored in an attempt to understand the role of migration.Thestudy deals explicitly with the economic implications of internal migration. It isthe first work of its kind to consider internal migration within a less developedcountry with an income that has risen above the lowest levels. Higher incomes inChile change many of the preconceptions about the economic impact of migration, bothfor the migrant and for society. The book deals extensively with thesedifferences.

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About the Author

John Thackara, described as a "design guru, critic and business provocateur" by Fast Company, is the Director of Doors of Perception, a design futures network based in Amsterdam and Bangalore. He is the author of Design after Modernism, Lost in Space: A Traveler's Tale, Winners! How Successful Companies Innovate by Design, and other books. Since 2002, he has authored the Doors of Perception blog and newsletter (http://www.doorsofperception.com/).

Edition details

• Publisher: MIT Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262582368
• ISBN 13: 9780262582360
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 140