Point IV Showing Results in Latin America
Author | : C. O. Rowe |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 7 |
Release | : 1953 |
Genre | : Technical assistance |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : C. O. Rowe |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 7 |
Release | : 1953 |
Genre | : Technical assistance |
ISBN | : |
Author | : C. O. Rowe |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 12 |
Release | : 1952 |
Genre | : Federal aid to health planning |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Institute of Inter-American Affairs (U.S.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 8 |
Release | : 1953 |
Genre | : Technical assistance |
ISBN | : |
Author | : United States. Department of State. Library Division |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 1950 |
Genre | : Caribbean Area |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Francisco H. G. Ferreira |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 203 |
Release | : 2012-11-09 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0821397230 |
After decades of stagnation, the size of Latin America's middle class recently expanded to the point where, for the first time ever, the number of people in poverty is equal to the size of the middle class. This volume investigates the nature, determinants and possible consequences of this remarkable process of social transformation. We propose an original definition of the middle class, tailor-made for Latin America, centered on the concept of economic security and thus a low probability of falling into poverty. Given our definition of the middle class, there are four, not three, classes in Latin America. Sandwiched between the poor and the middle class there lies a large group of people who appear to make ends meet well enough, but do not enjoy the economic security that would be required for membership of the middle class. We call this group the 'vulnerable'. In an almost mechanical sense, these transformations in Latin America reflect both economic growth and declining inequality in over the period. We adopt a measure of mobility that decomposes the 'gainers' and 'losers' in society by social class of each household. The continent has experienced a large amount of churning over the last 15 years, at least 43% of all Latin Americans changed social classes between the mid 1990s and the end of the 2000s. Despite the upward mobility trend, intergenerational mobility, a better proxy for inequality of opportunity, remains stagnant. Educational achievement and attainment remain to be strongly dependent upon parental education levels. Despite the recent growth in pro-poor programs, the middle class has benefited disproportionally from social security transfers and are increasingly opting out from government services. Central to the region's prospects of continued progress will be its ability to harness the new middle class into a new, more inclusive social contract, where the better-off pay their fair share of taxes, and demand improved public services.
Author | : United Nations |
Publisher | : United Nations |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2019-10-02 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9210479424 |
This publication outlines the region’s economic performance in 2018 and analyses trends in the early months of 2019, as well as the outlook for the rest of the year. It examines the external and domestic factors that have influenced the region’s economic performance, analyses the characteristics of growth, prices and the labour market, and draws attention to some of the macroeconomic policy challenges of the prevailing external conditions, amid mounting uncertainty stemming mainly from political factors. It analyses the dynamics of investment and its determinants, with a view to identifying the different variables on which public policy can act to influence the trajectory of investment.
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 836 |
Release | : 1952 |
Genre | : Economic assistance, American |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Publisher | : Food & Agriculture Org. |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 2018-04-18 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9251300569 |
Undernourishment in Latin America and the Caribbean increased in the last measurement period. After a plateau of several years, in 2016 approximately 42.5 million people do not have enough food to meet their required daily calorie intake, accounting for an increase of 2.4 million people versus the previous year. If necessary actions are not taken to overcome both hunger and malnutrition, Latin America and the Caribbean will not attain the goal of ending hunger and malnutrition by 2030, set in the Sustainable Development Goals. Despite the decline in child undernutrition, overweight and obesity continue posing important health issues for Latin America and the Caribbean. The prevalence of obesity in adults is on the rise and overweight in children under 5 years of age affects 7% the population, ranking above the 6% of overweight children registered worldwide. Although Latin America and the Caribbean produce enough food to meet the needs of their population, this does not ensure healthy and nutritious diets. There is a need for creating sustainable and nutrition-sensitive food systems to provide varied and safe foods, with good nutritional quality that help put an end to hunger and all forms of malnutrition. Both the economic slowdown in Latin America and the Caribbean and the slower pace of poverty and extreme poverty reduction dynamics over the last few years have hindered the eradication of hunger and malnutrition. Furthermore, persisting income inequality puts pressure on access to food, with the ensuing impact on food and nutrition security. Marked differences in access to basic services are observed in Latin America and the Caribbean, both among and within countries. Rural areas and low-income population groups have far less access to drinking water and sanitation in the region. Weather-related disasters have caused considerable economic damages and severe consequences for food and nutrition security. This scenario has imposed a sense of urgency on the actions required for the mitigation and adaptation actions required.
Author | : Andres Velasco |
Publisher | : Brookings Institution Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2004-06-01 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780815714569 |
This semiannual journal from the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) provides a forum for influential economists and policymakers to share high-quality research directly applied to policy issues within and among those countries. Contents include: The Economics of Latin American Art: Creativity Patterns and Rates of Return Sebastian Edwards (UCLA) Privatization in Latin America: What Does the Evidence Say? Alberto Chong (IADB) and Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes (Yale University) Multinationals and Linkages: An Empirical Investigation Laura Alfaro (Harvard Business School) and Andres Rodriguez-Clare (IADB) On the Consequences of Sudden Stops Pablo E. Guidotti (Universidad Torcuato di Tella, Argentina), Federico Sturzenegger (Universidad Torcuato di Tella, Argentina), and Agustin Villar (Bank for International Settlements) Effects of Foreign Exchange Intervention under Public Information: The Chilean Case Matias Tapia (Canco Central de Chile) and Andrea Tokman (Banco Central de Chile)
Author | : Inter-American Development Bank |
Publisher | : IDB |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Equality |
ISBN | : 1886938369 |
Statistical appendix: pp. 203-282.