Decentralization, Structural Change and Regional Disparities in Colombia

The third essay analyzes the changes in inequality with respect to Colombian educational facilities between 1968 and 2000 in terms of interregional and intraregional disparities. The results indicate that spatial spillover effects increase the intra and inter regional inequalities in educational infrastructure. While decentralization is associated with higher infrastructure growth rates, the reduction in inequality seems to be clearer under centralization. Since a decentralized system and social unrest conditions still persist in Colombia, the adoption of a redistributed component as well as the incorporation of a spatial dimension may be advanced as important considerations for to the modification of policies designed to reduce educational facilities disparities.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Urban and Regional Planning

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Bonet, Jaime Alfredo

Contributors dc:contributor

• Hewings, Geoffrey J.D.

• Sociology, Social Structure and Development

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3182222

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/79538