Alvaro A Comin
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology at the University of São Paulo (USP), since 1999. Lecturer at the King's Brazil Institute (King's College London) between 2011 and 2014. Bachelor's in History (1987), Master's in Sociology (1995) and PhD in Sociology (2003), all degrees obtained at the University of São Paulo. Main areas of research: Development, Labor Markets, Inequalities
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world’s largest metropolitan areas (now with over 19 million inhabitants or about 10% of the country’s population)
and top city in Brazil for economic development. The aim is
to add elements that help to better specify the dynamic of
large urban centers in countries such as Brazil – of large
size as well as more recent and uneven development –
stressing aspects that are usually not highly valued in this
debate, namely: a) connections between “regional” and
“national” levels; b) the importance of taking into account
region’s histories; and c) the distinct meaning that some
changes associated to globalization have for developing
countries.
world’s largest metropolitan areas (now with over 19 million inhabitants or about 10% of the country’s population)
and top city in Brazil for economic development. The aim is
to add elements that help to better specify the dynamic of
large urban centers in countries such as Brazil – of large
size as well as more recent and uneven development –
stressing aspects that are usually not highly valued in this
debate, namely: a) connections between “regional” and
“national” levels; b) the importance of taking into account
region’s histories; and c) the distinct meaning that some
changes associated to globalization have for developing
countries.