Urbanization in the Caribbean and Trends of Global Convergence-Divergence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4633052 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert B Potter (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 159 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1 |
| Publication date | 1993-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7398 • E-ISSN: 1475-4959 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3451485 |
| OpenAlex | W2013306569 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
The author first shows that the Caribbean is comparatively highly urbanized and that this trend toward urbanization occurred mainly since World War II. He maintains that contemporary Caribbean urbanization can only be understood in terms of the joint processes of global convergence-divergence. Convergence represents the universal adoption of Western norms of consumption whilst divergence connotes increasingly varied production possibilities between nations owing to the International Division of Labour. However it is shown that owing to the differential processes of conservation and dissolution of traditional pre-capitalist forms convergence on Western patterns of consumption impacts upon different social groups within the Caribbean region in a highly unequal manner. (EXCERPT
Consumption (sociology · Convergence (economics · Development economics · Divergence (linguistics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Geography · Social science · Sociology · Urbanization · Economic Zones and Regional Development · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Urban and Rural Development Challenges
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.39 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2023 (29) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |