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Author | : George Psacharopoulos |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1997-01-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780821338315 |
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"Highly empirical analysis documents increase in poverty and worsening of income distribution during 1980s. Demonstrates that low levels of education increase incidence of poverty and income inequality. Data provided for individual countries. Valuable data reference source"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Author | : World Bank |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Income distribution |
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Author | : World Bank. Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office. Technical Department |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Economic assistance, Domestic |
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Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Income distribution |
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Author | : Samuel A. Morley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
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6. Determinants of changes in poverty
Author | : Nora Claudia Lustig |
Publisher | : Brookings Institution Press |
Total Pages | : 492 |
Release | : 2010-12-01 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780815708025 |
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Concern about the pervasiveness of poverty and income inequality in Latin America goes beyond the issue of social justice. The persistence of mass poverty and inequality pits different social groups against one another and leads to a polarization that makes consistent economic policy formation difficult. National productivity may also suffer in economies with poorly educated workforces lacking adequate health care. Statistics on poverty and inequality in Latin America are rudimentary and often conflicting. Yet it is known that poverty became more widespread in the region during the last decade as it experienced economic decline. About 180 million people, or two out of every five in the area, are now living in poverty—some 50 million more than in 1980. It is also known that income and wealth are far more unequally distributed in Latin America than in most other developing regions. This book provides a much-needed assessment of how poverty, inequality, and social indicators have fared in several Latin American countries over the past decade. Experts from Latin America and the U.S. focus attention on the extent of poverty and inequality and how they have been affected by the debt crisis and adjustment of the 1980s. They explain that issues of poverty and inequality were neglected as governments in Latin America struggled to restore stability and growth to their economies. Social sector spending declined sharply, affecting both the quality and quantity of services provided. The contributors examine how poverty and inequality are—or are not—being addressed in each country. They also explore the viability of alternative approaches to combating poverty and reducing inequality. They explain that virtually no one denies that governments must take a leading role in the provision of health, education, and other social services. Yet there are sharp debates--over the compatibility of social spending with economic adjustment and stabilization; the priority of social expenditures in relation to other governmental spending; the allocation of funds among different social programs; who should, and should not, benefit; and who should pay the costs. They show that the poor and middle sectors had to pay dearly because their governments, the international community, and the families themselves were not prepared to deal with austerity. The book contains eleven chapters by contributors from universities and research institutions in the U.S. and Latin America, as well as from international financial organizations. It is the result of a project cosponsored by Inter-American Dialogue.
Author | : Victor Bulmer-Thomas |
Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 1996-04-04 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780333662748 |
Download The New Economic Model in Latin America and Its Impact on Income Distribution and Poverty Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The economies of Latin America have undergone a deep process of change in the last decade as a result of the application of major reforms. The outcome can be fairly described as a New Economic Model. This New Economic Model is distinguished from its predecessor, in force before the 1980s debt crisis, by an emphasis on market forces and export-led growth. This book explores the main features of the New Economic Model in Latin America and, through analysis of the reform process and case studies, examines its impact on income distribution and poverty.
Author | : Rosemary Thorp |
Publisher | : IDB |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781886938359 |
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A comprehensive Statistical Appendix provides regional and country-by-country data in such areas as GDP, manufacturing, sector productivity, prices, trade, income distribution and living standards."--BOOK JACKET.
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Income distribution |
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Download Adjustment During the Eighties in Latin America, Its Consequences on Income Distribution and on the Design of Social Policies Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : David M. De Ferranti |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2004-01-01 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0821356658 |
Download Inequality in Latin America Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Latin America and the Caribbean has been one of the regions of the world with the greatest inequality. This book explores why the region suffers from such persistent inequality, identifies how it hampers development, and suggests ways to achieve greater equity in the distribution of wealth, incomes and opportunities. The study draws on data from 20 countries based on household surveys covering 3.6 million people, and reviews extensive economic, sociological and political science studies on inequality in Latin America. Four broad areas for action by governments and civil society groups to break the destructive pattern are outlined: (1) build more open political and social institutions, that allow the poor and historically subordinate groups to gain a greater share of agency, voice and power in society; (2) ensure that economic institutions and policies seek greater equity, through sound macroeconomic management and equitable, efficient crisis resolution institutions, that avoid the large regressive redistributions that occur during crises, and that allow for saving in good times to enhance access by the poor to social safety nets in bad times; (3) increase access by the poor to high-quality public services, especially education, health, water and electricity, as well as access to farmland and the rural services, and protect and enforce the property rights of the urban poor; (4) reform income transfer programmes so that they reach the poorest families.