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The Geography of Underdevelopment; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Whither Geography? Reviewing its Impact on Economic Development; Notes; 2 Pinpointing the Tropical Effect
The Relevance of Climate; Data; Estimation; What Did the Findings Reveal?; What Next?; Notes; 3 North Versus South
An Examination of Regional Comparative Development in Italy and Brazil; Does Geography Influence Institutions?; The Curious Case of Italian Growth; South of the Equator; Notes; 4 Did Geography Influence the United States?
Examining 'Institutions Versus Geography' for the United StatesAn Empirical Study of the Geography Hypothesis in the United States; Origins of Divergence; Comparisons of the South to Contemporary Developing Countries; Explanations of Convergence; What Have We Learned?; Notes; 5 Untangling Cultural Evolution and Economic Development; From Geography to Income; From Geography to Income via Institutions; Is Culture the Additional Link?; Culture and Cultural Evolution; How Geography Influences Culture; Preliminary Empirical Evidence; From Culture to Institutions; What We Have Learned So Far; Notes
6 Connecting the Arrows
Geography, Culture, Institutions and Economic DevelopmentGeography and Institutions Revisited; Does Culture Matter?; Tying It All Together; Notes; Appendices; Appendix A; Description of Variables Used in the Data Set; Climate Values for Countries in Data Set; Appendix B; Data Description and Sources; Appendix C; Bibliography; Index
The Relevance of Climate; Data; Estimation; What Did the Findings Reveal?; What Next?; Notes; 3 North Versus South
An Examination of Regional Comparative Development in Italy and Brazil; Does Geography Influence Institutions?; The Curious Case of Italian Growth; South of the Equator; Notes; 4 Did Geography Influence the United States?
Examining 'Institutions Versus Geography' for the United StatesAn Empirical Study of the Geography Hypothesis in the United States; Origins of Divergence; Comparisons of the South to Contemporary Developing Countries; Explanations of Convergence; What Have We Learned?; Notes; 5 Untangling Cultural Evolution and Economic Development; From Geography to Income; From Geography to Income via Institutions; Is Culture the Additional Link?; Culture and Cultural Evolution; How Geography Influences Culture; Preliminary Empirical Evidence; From Culture to Institutions; What We Have Learned So Far; Notes
6 Connecting the Arrows
Geography, Culture, Institutions and Economic DevelopmentGeography and Institutions Revisited; Does Culture Matter?; Tying It All Together; Notes; Appendices; Appendix A; Description of Variables Used in the Data Set; Climate Values for Countries in Data Set; Appendix B; Data Description and Sources; Appendix C; Bibliography; Index