Firms, Farms, and the State in Colombia: A Study of Rural, Urban, and Regional Dimensions of Change

ISBN-13: 9780367012489 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 298 str.

A.H.J. Helmsing

Opis

This book on the regional development theory analyzes the institutional environment, singling out three factors: the textile industry; government that provided key infrastructural provisions; and cotton-grower associations that were able to counter-balance the monopsony of the textile companies.

Spis treści

Map of Colombia -- Introduction -- Regional Studies and the Study of Regional Development -- Argumentation -- From Rural Economy to Agricultural Development in the Countryside -- From Town to Urban Economy -- Micro Organization and Macro Change: A Perspective -- Case Studies -- Economic and Regional Change in Colombia: 1900–1980 -- Cotton and Textiles: A Case Study of Rural and Regional Change -- Antioqueño Regional Development Reconsidered -- Conclusions -- Conclusions and Final Considerations

O autorze

A.H.J. Helmsing