title: Equity and the big city.
abstract: The author attempts to answer two questions: "how does the spatial distribution of population change during the process of development, and how do these changes relate to changes in the size distribution and regional distribution of income. The causal connection between population and income distribution is examined through a simulation model. The theoretical implications of the model's results are empirically examined at several spatial levels: at the national level, with longitudinal data from ten Asian and Latin American nations, and at the regional and subregional levels, with data from Japan, Brazil, and the Philippines. Finally, a multistage model of polarization reversal (with interconnected regional inequality changes) is proposed."
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chakravorty
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D005843:Geography; D007182:Income; D007843:Latin America; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011153:Population; D012106:Research; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Asia; Developing Countries; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Geographic Factors; Income; Income Distribution; Latin America; Models, Theoretical; Population; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Spatial Distribution