Abstract
Urbanisation in Costa Rica as in other low-income countries has drawn increasing attention since the decline in the death rate led to faster rates of population growth. In this research, our particular interested centred in the officially designated San Jose Metropolitan Area, the situation of the poor who live there, the particular slums and shantytowns (tugurios) in which physical deterioration was most evident, and the role of migration.
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See Bruce Herrick, ‘Urbanization and Urban Migration in Latin America: An Economist’s View’, in Francine F. Rabinowitz and Felicity M. Trueblood (eds), Latin American Urban Research, vol. 1 (Beverly Hills, California: Sage Publications, 1971).
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Herrick, B., Hudson, B. (1981). Urban migration. In: Urban Poverty and Economic Development: A Case Study of Costa Rica. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-05315-5_3
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