Book Description
This year's Latin American Economic Outlook includes a macroeconomic overview of the ongoing economic recovery from the global financial crisis as well as an in-depth report on the middle class in Latin America.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 38,6 MB
Release : 2010-12-03
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ISBN : 9264094652
This year's Latin American Economic Outlook includes a macroeconomic overview of the ongoing economic recovery from the global financial crisis as well as an in-depth report on the middle class in Latin America.
Author : Francisco H. G. Ferreira
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 28,19 MB
Release : 2012-11-09
Category : 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 : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 34,6 MB
Release : 2012-02-21
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ISBN : 9789264121706
Latin America’s solid economic performance since 2003 has created the possibility of transforming the state for development. This year’s Latin American Economic Outlook examines the reform of the state in this context and recommends that Latin American states act now to deliver better services.
Author : J. Dayton-Johnson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 31,42 MB
Release : 2015-01-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1137320796
Politicians, business leaders and citizens look with hope to the Latin American middle class for political stability and purchasing power, but the economic position of the middle class remains vulnerable. The contributors document the remarkable emergence of this middle group in Latin America, whose measurement turns out not to be an easy task.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 43,73 MB
Release : 2019-09-27
Category :
ISBN : 9264313761
The Latin American Economic Outlook 2019: Development in Transition (LEO 2019) presents a fresh analytical approach in the region. It assesses four development traps relating to productivity, social vulnerability, institutions and the environment.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 31,16 MB
Release : 2008-10-28
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ISBN : 9264051686
The 2009 edition of the Latin American Economic Outlook shows that governments in the region could do much more to exploit the ability of fiscal policy to boost economic growth and combat poverty and inequality.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 17,92 MB
Release : 2018-04-09
Category :
ISBN : 926428883X
The Latin American Economic Outlook 2018: Rethinking Institutions for Development focuses on how institutions can underpin the foundations of a long period of sustained and inclusive growth and increased well-being. The report begins with an overview of the main macroeconomic challenges ...
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 38,80 MB
Release : 2013-10-18
Category :
ISBN : 9264203648
This edition of the Latin American Economic Outlook finds stable growth but uncertainty with regards to the commodity boom. The special theme is logistics and competitiveness.
Author : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 30,68 MB
Release : 2011
Category :
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Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 34,1 MB
Release : 2009-11-30
Category :
ISBN : 926407791X
The OECD Latin American Economic Outlook 2010 provides a fresh analysis of economic trends in the region with a particular focus on the role that international migration and remittances play in shaping the current context.