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Regional Inequalities and Regional Policies in Colombia: The Experience of the Last Two Decades

In: Regional Problems and Policies in Latin America

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  • Luis Armando Galvis

    (Centro de Estudios Económicos Regionales -CEER-, Banco de la República)

  • Adolfo Meisel

    (Centro de Estudios Económicos Regionales -CEER-, Banco de la República)

Abstract

Colombia has one of the worst income distributions in the world. This finding is a matter of concern since abundant empirical evidence at the international level shows a negative relationship between economic growth and inequality (Deininger and Squire 1996; Alesina and Rodrick 1994; Bertola 1993; Engermann and Sokoloff 2002). In Colombia large differences in the distribution of income have become worrisome. For the last three decades inequality has increased and the most impoverished areas, such as the Caribbean and Pacific coasts, continue to lag behind. What is observed in the Colombian context is an increasing territorial polarization. Moreover, several key economic policies seem to have worsened the situation of economic imbalances in this respect.

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  • Luis Armando Galvis & Adolfo Meisel, 2013. "Regional Inequalities and Regional Policies in Colombia: The Experience of the Last Two Decades," Advances in Spatial Science, in: Juan R. Cuadrado-Roura & Patricio Aroca (ed.), Regional Problems and Policies in Latin America, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 197-223, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:adspcp:978-3-642-39674-8_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-39674-8_9
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    1. Rodrigo Pacheco & Raphael P. Fernandes & Inácio F. Araújo & Eduardo A. Haddad, 2023. "Trade in Value-Added: Does MFN Status Matter for Colombian Regions?," Advances in Spatial Science, in: Eduardo A. Haddad & Jaime Bonet & Geoffrey J. D. Hewings (ed.), The Colombian Economy and Its Regional Structural Challenges, chapter 0, pages 239-271, Springer.
    2. Angela Milena Rojas-Rivera & Juan Camilo Rengifo-López, 2021. "De lo simple a lo complejo: tres décadas del análisis de convergencia regional," Revista Sociedad y Economía, Universidad del Valle, CIDSE, issue 43, May.
    3. Ham Andrés & Maldonado Darío & Guzmán-Gutiérrez Carlos Santiago, 2021. "Recent trends in the youth labor market in Colombia: Diagnosis and policy challenges," IZA Journal of Labor Policy, Sciendo & Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 11(1), pages 1-62, January.
    4. Hongyan Shen & Fei Teng & Jinping Song, 2018. "Evaluation of Spatial Balance of China’s Regional Development," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(9), pages 1-16, September.
    5. Ligia Alba Melo-Becerra & Lucas Wilfried Hahn-De-Castro & Dalma Sofía Ariza-Hernández & Cristian Oswaldo Carmona-Sanchez, 2016. "Efficiency of Public Education in a Multiproduct Context: The Case of Colombian Municipalities," Borradores de Economia 979, Banco de la Republica de Colombia.
    6. Jaime Bonet-Morón & Gerson Javier Pérez-Valbuena & Luis Montero-Mestre, 2018. "Las finanzas públicas territoriales en Colombia: dos décadas de cambios," Documentos de Trabajo Sobre Economía Regional y Urbana 16258, Banco de la República, Economía Regional.
    7. Leonardo Bonilla-Mejía & Iván Higuera-Mendieta, 2017. "Political Alignment in the Time of Weak Parties: Electoral Advantages and Subnational Transfers in Colombia," Documentos de Trabajo Sobre Economía Regional y Urbana 15746, Banco de la República, Economía Regional.
    8. Lucas Wilfried Hahn-De-Castro & Adolfo Meisel-Roca, 2018. "La desigualdad económica entre las regiones de Colombia, 1926-2016," Cuadernos de Historia Económica 47, Banco de la Republica de Colombia.
    9. Melo-Becerra, Ligia Alba & Hahn-De-Castro, Lucas Wilfried & Ariza, Dalma Sofía & Carmona, Cristian Oswaldo, 2020. "Efficiency of local public education in a decentralized context," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 76(C).
    10. Lucas Wilfried Hahn-de-Castro, 2016. "Cambios en la producción sectorial de las regiones colombianas: Un análisis de descomposición estructural," Revista Economía y Región, Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar, vol. 10(2), pages 149-181, December.

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