Doctoral Dissertation Research in Sociology

本论文是对现代数学理论的拓展和检验。 化。 根据墨西哥四十年的人口普查， 就业不足、贫困和生活条件预计将 随着城市化和工业发展而系统地变化。 这些假设包括， 资本倾向于与现代化分道扬镳，而且，在 在某些条件下，扩大工业基础设施可能会导致 人均经济效益下降。

This dissertation project extends and tests theories of moder- nization. From four decades of Mexican censuses, measures of underemployment, poverty, and living conditions are predicted to vary systematically with urbanization and industrial development. Hypotheses include the idea that average physical and human capital tend to diverge with modernization, and that, under certain conditions, expanding industrial infrastructure can cause declining economic performance per capita.