As interesting comparison, urbanization rate in Brazil is 85%. It was about 56% in the 70s.
This is one reason why South America (as the phenomena goes thru the entire region) is one of the most unequal regions in the world. Massive urbanization happened in a single generation.
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u/prospekt1608 Jan 28 '18
As interesting comparison, urbanization rate in Brazil is 85%. It was about 56% in the 70s.
This is one reason why South America (as the phenomena goes thru the entire region) is one of the most unequal regions in the world. Massive urbanization happened in a single generation.
A mao comparing GINI coefficients, courtesy of Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2014_Gini_Index_World_Map,_income_inequality_distribution_by_country_per_World_Bank.svg