What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
His scientific interests lie mostly in Development economics, Economic growth, Poverty, Latin Americans and Urbanization.
Alan Gilbert studied Development economics and Capital that intersect with Dilemma, Public housing and Law.
His Economic growth study combines topics in areas such as Community action and Slum.
His Poverty research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Subsidy, Urban density, Urban anthropology, Social organization and Seriousness.
His study in the fields of Latin American studies under the domain of Latin Americans overlaps with other disciplines such as Mexico city.
He interconnects Suburbanization, Industrialisation, Urban agglomeration, Regional policy and Recession in the investigation of issues within Urbanization.
His most cited work include:
- Cities, Poverty and Development: Urbanization in the Third World (316 citations)
- Urban informality : transnational perspectives from the Middle East, Latin America, and South Asia (273 citations)
- On the mystery of capital and the myths of Hernando de Soto: What difference does legal title make? (255 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His main research concerns Latin Americans, Economic growth, Development economics, Poverty and Economic history.
As a part of the same scientific study, Alan Gilbert usually deals with the Latin Americans, concentrating on Political economy and frequently concerns with Politics.
Alan Gilbert performs integrative Economic growth and Human settlement research in his work.
His research integrates issues of Capital, Subsidy, Globalization, Unemployment and Recession in his study of Development economics.
His Poverty study frequently involves adjacent topics like Urban studies.
His State research incorporates elements of Self-help, Human geography, Community organization and Social control.
He most often published in these fields:
- Latin Americans (30.68%)
- Economic growth (27.27%)
- Development economics (18.18%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2008-2019)?
- Latin Americans (30.68%)
- Economic growth (27.27%)
- Poverty (12.50%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Alan Gilbert spends much of his time researching Latin Americans, Economic growth, Poverty, Development economics and Renting.
His Latin Americans research includes themes of Economy, Economic history, Political economy and Politics.
His studies in Political economy integrate themes in fields like Public administration, Property rights, Capital and Humanities.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Government and Labour economics.
In his study, Subsidy and Social policy is strongly linked to Urban studies, which falls under the umbrella field of Poverty.
In general Renting study, his work on Rental housing often relates to the realm of Accommodation, thereby connecting several areas of interest.
Between 2008 and 2019, his most popular works were:
- De Soto's The Mystery of Capital: reflections on the book's public impact (38 citations)
- Housing, the State and the Poor: Policy and Practice in Three Latin American Cities (38 citations)
- Rental housing: The international experience (34 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
His primary areas of study are Economic growth, Latin Americans, Public administration, Capital and Human settlement.
His work on Poverty and Urban studies as part of general Economic growth research is frequently linked to Accommodation, thereby connecting diverse disciplines of science.
His Poverty research focuses on Development economics and how it connects with Government.
His work deals with themes such as Political economy, Corporate governance, Bureaucracy, Decentralization and Property rights, which intersect with Public administration.
The Capital study combines topics in areas such as Technocracy, Administration and Corruption.
His Politics study incorporates themes from Human geography, Community organization and State.
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