Urbanization of poverty: comparison of Brazil, Bolivia and Chile
Urbanization of poverty: comparison of Brazil, Bolivia and Chile

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the urbanisation of poverty and new poverty connected with different social and environmental problems. We examine whether the positive relation between population growth and poverty growth exists in urban areas in Brazil, Bolivia and Chile. Our analysis is based on the comparison and regression analysis of relation between the urban population ratio and the urban poverty ratio. The results do not confirm the given hypothesis that the rapid urbanisation has led to a higher rate of poverty in urban areas in Latin American countries. We argue that urban poverty has been decreased whereas the urban population has grown in the chosen countries.

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