Cities, Territories, and Inclusive Growth: Unraveling Urban–Rural Linkages in Chile, Colombia, and Mexico

By J. Berdegué, Fernando Carriazo, Benjamín Jara, F. Modrego, I. Soloaga. 2015

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We explore the effects of the growing urbanization of rural areas in Chile, Colombia, and Mexico and investigate whether the presence of small- and medium-sized cities within rural–urban territories enhances economic growth and reduces poverty and income inequality compared to deep-rural and metropolitan territories. For Chile and Colombia, our results suggest that these urban centers can make a greater contribution to the rate of economic growth and poverty reduction in rural–urban territories compared to deep-rural ones, but in some cases with a rise in income inequality. The mechanisms through which urban centers affect the dynamics of territorial development are country-specific.

Subfields: Development, Economics and Econometrics, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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• Economic and Social Development along the Urban-Rural Continuum: New Opportunities to Inform Policy (2021, background): “…smaller and intermediate urban centers is linked to economic development of rural areas, poverty reduction, and reducing migration to larger cities that would mitigate congestion effects (Berdegué et al., 2015; Berdegué & Soloaga, 2018; Christiaensen & Todo, 2014; Diao, Magalhaes, & Silver, 2019).”