Examining the Growth Patterns of Brazilian Cities
The share of urban population in Brazil increased from 58 to 80 percent between 1970 and 2000 and all net population growth over the next 30 years is predicted to be in cities. This paper explores population growth and its implications for economic dynamics and income generation among 123 urban aggl...
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okr-10986-82582021-04-23T14:02:43Z Examining the Growth Patterns of Brazilian Cities Da Mata, Daniel Deichmann, Uwe Henderson, J. Vernon Lall, Somik V. Wang, Hyoung Gun The share of urban population in Brazil increased from 58 to 80 percent between 1970 and 2000 and all net population growth over the next 30 years is predicted to be in cities. This paper explores population growth and its implications for economic dynamics and income generation among 123 urban agglomerations. Incomes are higher in larger agglomerations and in the South, but there is some indication of regional convergence with higher rates of income growth in poorer areas. In particular, agglomerations in the North and Central-West are growing faster than the more established urban centers in the South. Economic dynamics point to a process of increased diversification among larger cities, and greater specialization among medium-sized agglomerations. In bigger centers there is a trend toward deconcentration toward the periphery. The paper provides a simple analysis of correlates of labor supply, as measured by population growth and economic productivity, which is proxied by changes in per capita income. 2012-06-18T15:23:53Z 2012-06-18T15:23:53Z 2005-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/09/6297504/examining-growth-patterns-brazilian-cities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8258 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3724 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Brazil |
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The share of urban population in Brazil increased from 58 to 80 percent between 1970 and 2000 and all net population growth over the next 30 years is predicted to be in cities. This paper explores population growth and its implications for economic dynamics and income generation among 123 urban agglomerations. Incomes are higher in larger agglomerations and in the South, but there is some indication of regional convergence with higher rates of income growth in poorer areas. In particular, agglomerations in the North and Central-West are growing faster than the more established urban centers in the South. Economic dynamics point to a process of increased diversification among larger cities, and greater specialization among medium-sized agglomerations. In bigger centers there is a trend toward deconcentration toward the periphery. The paper provides a simple analysis of correlates of labor supply, as measured by population growth and economic productivity, which is proxied by changes in per capita income. |
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Da Mata, Daniel Deichmann, Uwe Henderson, J. Vernon Lall, Somik V. Wang, Hyoung Gun |
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Da Mata, Daniel Deichmann, Uwe Henderson, J. Vernon Lall, Somik V. Wang, Hyoung Gun |
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Examining the Growth Patterns of Brazilian Cities |
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Examining the Growth Patterns of Brazilian Cities |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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