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Tables of Contents for Chile
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Urban Development: The Benefits and Costs of Agglomeration
1
13
John R. Meyer
Edward L. Glaeser
Introduction
1
11
References
12
1
Market and Policy Failures in Urban Development
13
14
Edward L. Glaeser
Cities and Pareto Optimality
14
2
Externalities, Pollution, and Congestion
16
1
Network Externalities and Coordination Failures
17
1
Public Goods
18
2
Increasing Returns
20
1
Government-Induced Distortions
21
2
Solutions for Externalities
23
1
Solution to Government-Created Distortions
24
1
Conclusion
25
2
The Causes and Consequences of Air Pollution in Santiago
27
22
Suzi Kerr
Matthew E. Kahn
Air Quality in Santiago-Background
28
2
A Sectoral Decomposition of Pollution Sources
30
2
Per-Capita Health Costs of Pollution in Santago
32
2
Economic Growth and Santago's Pollution Externality
34
3
Implications for Policy
37
6
Conclusion
43
1
References
44
3
Appendix A
47
1
Appendix B
48
1
Environmental and Communications Infrastructure in Chile
49
56
Amrita G. Daniere
Jose A. Gomez-Ibanez
Introduction
49
1
Water and Sewage Services
50
16
Solid Waste Collection and Disposal
66
7
Telecommunications
73
8
Conclusion
81
2
References
83
3
Appendix A
86
16
Appendix B
102
3
Efficiency and Locational Consequences of Government Transport Policies and Spending in Chile
105
92
John E. Kain
Zhi Liu
Introduction
105
2
Institutional Arrangements
107
1
Chile's Economic Geography
108
2
Intercity Freight and Passenger Services
110
2
Ports and Shipping
112
2
Chilean Railways
114
1
Intercity Roads
115
5
Vehicle Ownership and Per-Capita Income
120
3
Intercity Trucking and Buses
123
1
Consequences of Intercity Bus Deregulation
124
1
Economic Evaluations of Intercity Road Investments
124
2
Economic Evaluations of Urban Road and Street Projects
126
3
Actual and Estimated Rates of Return for Public Transport Investments
129
2
Projected Rates of Return for Segregated Bus Ways
131
2
Fare Box Recovery Ratios for the Santiago Metro
133
2
An Overview of Urban Transportation in Chile
135
1
The Demand for Urban Travel and Urban Form
136
4
Determinants of Vehicle Ownership in Santiago
140
2
Determinants of Mode Choices
142
6
Public vs. Private Trip Times
148
2
Some Crude Estimates of Congestion
150
2
The Provision of Urban Public Transport Services
152
6
Route Tendering of Central Area Bus Routes in Santiago
158
2
The Congestion Pricing Alternative
160
2
Summing Up: Spatial Impacts and Policy Recommendations
162
14
References
176
21
The Spatial Implications of Housing Policy in Chile
197
54
Jean Cummings
Denise Dipasquale
Introduction
197
2
The Chilean Housing Market: International Context
199
5
Chilean Housing Policy: Coping with Needs
204
8
Spatial Implications of MINVU's Housing Programs
212
8
Intraregional Distribution of Housing Subsidies: The Case of Greater Santiago
220
19
Policy Recommendations
239
1
References
240
3
Appendix A
243
1
Appendix B
244
3
Appendix C
247
4
Spatial Distortions in the Provision of Social Services
251
16
Edward L. Glaeser
Introduction
251
1
Evidence on Social Welfare
252
1
Primary and Secondary Schooling
252
4
College Education
256
2
Health Programs in Chile-History
258
1
Spatial Distortions
258
2
Other Social Welfare Programs
260
1
The Net Flow of Social Service Funds
260
1
Conclusion
261
1
Reference
261
1
Appendix A
262
2
Appendix B
264
3
Lessons and Summary: The Public/Private Frontier in Urban Development
267
17
Edward L. Glaeser
John R. Meyer
References
284