出版社：Grupo de Métodos Cuantitativos, SIG y Teledetección, A.G.E
摘要：In this paper it is tackled an assessment of the intra-regional development convergence or divergence during the recent period among the municipalities of the Valparaiso Region (Chile), considering ten typical indicators, concerning human capital, poverty, and public and human health dimensions. From the methodological point of view, several statistical techniques and thematic mapping are used, firstly, for measuring, visualizing and appreciating the spatial differences between two dates; secondly, for elucidating the evolution of spatial inequalities (direction and strength of advances and backward movements); and thirdly, for classifying the municipalities according to their evolution. The results have neatly proven whether or not such convergence is occurring, its strength, shape and spatial distribution. It allows for an “ex post” assessment of the recent policy outcomes and opens up further corrective actions.
