Chile is one of the most concentrated country in the world. Most of the 40 percent of the population live in the capital city, Santiago, where around 45 percent of the GDP is produced. At the same time, most of the policies promoting welfare are focus on people and they are spatially blind. This...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. A Review of Regional Development, Disparities, and Public Policies in Mexico: Reflections on an Environment of Strategic Reconfigurations -- Chapter 3. Regional Advantages: Why U.S -- Mexico Trade Is Robust and Permanent -- Chapter 4. Regional Economic...

This book explores the macroeconomic changes in Chilean economics, complementing this with detailed sectoral evaluation and an analysis of the impacts at regional level. Evidence suggests a need to explore the degree to which economic development has or has not contributed to reducing...