Map of Colombia -- Introduction -- Regional Studies and the Study of Regional Development -- Argumentation -- From Rural Economy to Agricultural Development in the Countryside -- From Town to Urban Economy -- Micro Organization and Macro Change: A Perspective -- Case Studies -- Economic and Regional Change in Colombia: 1900-1980 -- Cotton and Textiles: A Case Study of Rural and Regional Change -- Antioqueo Regional Development Reconsidered -- Conclusions -- Conclusions and Final Considerations
Summary
This book on the regional development theory analyzes the institutional environment, singling out three factors: the textile industry; government that provided key infrastructural provisions; and cotton-grower associations that were able to counter-balance the monopsony of the textile companies