Chile: The Political Economy of Urban Development - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0674002563 ISBN 13: 9780674002562

Publisher: Harvard Kennedy School, 2001

Synopsis

Megacities such as Santiago are becoming a worldwide phenomenon. In six of eleven South American countries, over 25 percent of the population lives in a single city. What policies should national governments adopt with regard to dominant metropolises? Is it appropriate to restrict the flow of population to big cities? Or should governments take a laissez-faire attitude and permit city growth?

Focusing on Chile, this book argues that appropriate government action lies between these extremes. The authors espouse spatial policies that mitigate the social costs of congestion and pollution but also ensure that migrants pay the social costs of moving to big cities.

About this title

About the Author:

Edward L. Glaeser is a professor in the Department of Economics at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University and was formerly a faculty associate at the Harvard Institute for International Development.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard Kennedy School
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0674002563
• ISBN 13: 9780674002562
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Glaeser Edward L., Meyer John R.