 Spatial Inequality in Chile in the Long Run: A Paradox of Extreme Concentration in the Absence of Agglomeration Forces (1890–2017)Marc Badia-Miró ()
Chapter Chapter 7 in Time and Space, 2020, pp 157-182 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract Chile is characterized as a country with an extreme concentration of economic activity around Santiago, the administrative capital. Despite this, and in contrast to what is found in most of the industrialized countries, income levels per inhabitant in the capital have been below the country average and far from the levels in the wealthiest regions. In this context it is relevant to understand the evolution and the dynamics that lie behind both results, in a country where agglomeration economies seem to have had a marginal impact and where natural resource endowments have been crucial to explain the spatial location of economic activity (the nitrate mining cycle was extremely concentrated in space whereas the copper mining has been much more disperse). Other factors to bear in mind are the impact of regional development policies around the 1960s, or the role played by infrastructures such as the railway through the Valle Central in boosting Santiago as a trade centre. Keywords: Chile; Regional inequality; Natural resources; Agglomeration economies (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palscp:978-3-030-47553-6_7 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-47553-6_7 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Studies in Economic History from Palgrave Macmillan |
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