Urban Migration and Economic Development in Chile

by Bruce H. Herrick

Book Overview

The years between 1940 and 1960 in Chile were marked by economic stagnation. Urban migration, reflecting this economic decay, as well as demographic conditions, are the subject of this study. The work attempts to coordinate the record of Chile's economic development with an account of its concomitant internal migration. In particular, shifts in urban population and changes in the structure of the labor force are explored in an attempt to understand...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262080257
• ISBN13: 9780262080255
• Release Date: January 1965
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 198 Pages