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Geography, Capacity, and Inequality: Spatial Inequality

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Geography, Capacity, and Inequality: Spatial Inequality
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Pablo Beramendi
By (author) Melissa Rogers
SeriesElements in Political Economy
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:75
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenrePolitical economy
ISBN/Barcode 9781108828406
ClassificationsDewey:330.9
Audience
General
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises; Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 9 June 2022
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

In this Element, we investigate how economic geography, the distribution of subnational economic endowments within a nation, shapes long-run patterns of inequality through its impact on the development of fiscal capacity. We present an argument that links economic geography to capacity through different types of industrialization processes. We show how early industrializers shape spatial distributions domestically by investing in productivity across their nations, and externally by reinforcing spatial polarization among late industrializers. We also show how differences in economic geography impact the process of capacity building, setting the stage for the modern politics of redistribution discussed in Volume II. We support this argument with descriptive data, case studies, and cross-national analyses.