Geography and Development in Bolivia: Migration, Urban and Industrial Concentration, Welfare, and Convergence: 1950-1992

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Jose Luis Evia

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Miguel S. Urquiola

Columbia University

Lykke Andersen

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Eduardo Antelo

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Osvaldo Nina

Catholic University of Bolivia - Department of Economics and IISEC

Date Written: December 1999

Abstract

This paper argues that considering the impact of geographical variables within Bolivia makes feasible a considerably richer analysis. The picture that emergesis occasionally not entirely consistent with the international evidence, but nonethelesspoints toward a systematic and significant impact of geography on development.

Suggested Citation

Evia, Jose Luis and Urquiola, Miguel S. and Andersen, Lykke and Antelo, Eduardo and Nina, Osvaldo, Geography and Development in Bolivia: Migration, Urban and Industrial Concentration, Welfare, and Convergence: 1950-1992 (December 1999). IDB Working Paper No. 115, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1814660 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1814660

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Miguel S. Urquiola

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Lykke Andersen

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Eduardo Antelo

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Osvaldo Nina

Catholic University of Bolivia - Department of Economics and IISEC ( email )

La Paz
Bolivia

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