Spatial income inequality in Brazil, 1872–2000

The paper provides historical perspectives on spatial economic inequalities in Brazil making use of a database on Brazilian municipalities from 1872 to 2000. A suit of maps and graphs describe the geographic factors shaping the historical development of the Brazilian economy highlighting the role of...

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Main Author: Eustáquio Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-05-01
Series:EconomiA
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1517758014000198