Based on the “structure-behavior” coupling paradigm, the concept of the deviation of central town is proposed to describe the“geography-market” distance between farm households and regional central towns. Using the survey data of 2115 poverty-alleviation farm households in Liangshan Yi...

This paper investigates the evolution of regional income inequality in Turkey during the last two decades. We present spatially robust evidence that supports the traditional income convergence hypotheses, absolute and conditional, using economic data from national accounts disaggregated at 81...

In the late nineteenth century, the North American bison was brought to the brink of extinction in just over a decade. We demonstrate that the loss of the bison had immediate, negative consequences for the Native Americans who relied on them and ultimately resulted in a permanent reversal of...

Developments in anthropometric history in the Iberian Peninsula have been remarkable in recent decades. In contrast, we barely know about the behavior of insular population groups and infants’ and adults’ growth during the nutritional transition in the Canary Islands. This paper analyzes the...