Structural Adjustment and the Determinants of Poverty in Latin America
Author : Samuel A. Morley
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 41,13 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Income distribution
ISBN :
Author : Samuel A. Morley
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 41,13 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Income distribution
ISBN :
Author : Ed Brown
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 25,29 MB
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 1135099529
Structural Adjustment: Theory, Practice and Impacts examines the problems associated with Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs) and reveals the damaging impacts they can have. The book looks at how the debt crisis of the 1970's forced developing countries to seek external help and then reviews what constitutes as a standard adjustment programme, detailing the political, economic, social and environmental impacts of SAPs. The final section draws together theories and political responses and presents a case for alternatives to the programmes.
Author : Samuel A. Morley
Publisher :
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 20,55 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
6. Determinants of changes in poverty
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 40,19 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Structural adjustment (Economic policy)
ISBN :
Author : Albert Berry
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,51 MB
Release : 2022
Category : POLITICAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 9781685856205
The authors address the causes and consequences of the recent worsening of income distribution in Latin America.
Author : Nora Claudia Lustig
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 25,9 MB
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780815708025
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 : Rolph van der Hoeven
Publisher :
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 40,41 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Economic stabilization
ISBN :
Author : Louise Cord
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 45,82 MB
Release : 2015-06-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1464803587
Over the last decade Latin America and the Caribbean region has achieved important progress towards the World Bank Group's goals of eradicating extreme poverty and boosting income growth of the bottom 40 percent, propelled by remarkable economic growth and falling income inequality. Despite this impressive performance, social progress has not been uniform over this period, and certain countries, subregions and even socioeconomic groups participated less in the growth process. As of today, more than 75 million people still live in extreme poverty in the region (using $2.50/day/capita), half of them in Brazil and Mexico, and extreme poverty rates top 40 percent in Guatemala and reach nearly 60 percent in Haiti. This means that extreme poverty is still an important issue in both low- and middle-income countries in the region. As growth wanes and progress in reducing the still high levels of inequality in the region slows, it will be more important than ever for governments to focus policies on inclusive growth. The book includes an overview that highlights progress towards the goals of poverty eradication and shared prosperity between 2003 and 2012, unpacks recent gains at the household level using an income-based asset model, and examines some of the policy levers used to affect social outcomes in the region. It draws on 13 country studies, eight of which are featured in this volume: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. The other case studies include: Bolivia, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and Honduras, which will be included in the web version of the book.
Author : James J. Thomas
Publisher : Prealc
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 47,40 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Author : Alain De Janvry
Publisher :
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 21,41 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Latin America
ISBN : 9789221100485