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Five Bell Shapes in Development

Year: 1980

Type: article

Abstract: The five bell-shaped curves (economic growth, social inequality, regional inequality, geographic concentration, and population growth) are not iron laws of history. They are only stylized facts, a useful heuristic which can suggest interesting questions. As the rich or developed countries enter fully into the realm of the right-hand tail of these curves, we meet a number of surprises. We would do well to examine their interactions because they are likely to be interesting and their study fruitful.

Source: Papers of the Regional Science Association

DOI: 10.1007/bf01934651

Author: William Alonso

Institution: Harvard University

Language: English

Topic: Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,740

OpenAlex ID: W2101263161

FWCI: 11.65

Cites: 11

Cited by: 150

Related to: 10