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Is Geography Destiny?: Lessons from Latin America
Lora, Eduardo; Gaviria, Alejandro; Gallup, John Luke - Inter-American Development Bank
For decades, the prevailing sentiment was that, since geography is unchangeable, there is no reason why public policies … racist, made the subject a virtual taboo in academic and policymaking circles alike. "Is Geography Destiny?" challenges that … premise and joins a growing body of literature studying the links between geography and development. Focusing on Latin America …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772478
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Development Beyond Economics Title: Desarrollo más allá de la economía
Pagés-Serra, Carmen; Piras, Claudia; Behrman, Jere R.; … - Inter-American Development Bank
, geography and institutions- that are closely connected to economic and social development. Historical in nature and slow to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010895492
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Is Geography Destiny?: Lessons from Latin America
Lora, Eduardo; Gaviria, Alejandro; Gallup, John Luke - Inter-American Development Bank
For decades, the prevailing sentiment was that, since geography is unchangeable, there is no reason why public policies … racist, made the subject a virtual taboo in academic and policymaking circles alike. "Is Geography Destiny?" challenges that … premise and joins a growing body of literature studying the links between geography and development. Focusing on Latin America …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943556
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Development Beyond Economics Title: Desarrollo más allá de la economía
Duryea, Suzanne; Pagés-Serra, Carmen; Piras, Claudia; … - Inter-American Development Bank
, geography and institutions- that are closely connected to economic and social development. Historical in nature and slow to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943589
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Institutional development and colonial heritage within Brazil
Naritomi, Joana; Soares, Rodrigo Reis; Assunção, … - 2009
This paper analyzes the determinants of local institutions and distribution of political power within a constant 'macro-institutional' setting. We show that characteristics of Brazilian municipalities related to institutional quality and distribution of political power are partly inherited from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269117
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Institutional Development and Colonial Heritage within Brazil
Naritomi, Joana; Soares, Rodrigo R.; Assunção, Juliano J. - 2009
This paper analyzes the determinants of local institutions and distribution of political power within a constant ‘macro-institutional’ setting. We show that characteristics of Brazilian municipalities related to institutional quality and distribution of political power are partly inherited...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011807385
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Institutional Development and Colonial Heritage within Brazil*
Narotomi, Joana; Soares, Rodrigo; Assunção, Juliano J. - Departamento de Economia, Pontifícia Universidade … - 2009
This paper analyzes the determinants of local institutions and distribution of political power within a constant ‘macro-institutional’ setting. We show that characteristics of Brazilian municipalities related to institutional quality and distribution of political power are partly inherited...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005011896
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Institutional Development and Colonial Heritage within Brazil
Naritomi, Joana; Soares, Rodrigo R.; Assunção, Juliano J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
This paper analyzes the determinants of local institutions and distribution of political power within a constant 'macro-institutional' setting. We show that characteristics of Brazilian municipalities related to institutional quality and distribution of political power are partly inherited from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005039651