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

List of contents

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

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: A H J Helmsing, A.H.J. Helmsing
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.07.2021
• EAN: 9780367162351
• ISBN: 978-0-367-16235-1
• No. of pages: 318
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science; EDUCATION / General, Education, Latin America, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, HISTORY / Latin America / General, Rural communities, Urban & municipal planning, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, History of the Americas, Urban communities, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Urban communities / city life, Rural communities / rural life