Book Description
Contains a collection of papers on the impact of economic fluctuations on mortality, fertility and labour markets in Latin America during the 1980s.
Author : Georges Photios Tapinos
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 33,50 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780198292104
Contains a collection of papers on the impact of economic fluctuations on mortality, fertility and labour markets in Latin America during the 1980s.
Author : Alberto Pallioni
Publisher :
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 28,38 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Demography
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Author : Alberto Palloni
Publisher :
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 32,66 MB
Release : 1991
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Author : Rafael Rofman
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 26,72 MB
Release : 2020-10-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1464816050
Latin American countries are in the midst of a demographic transition and, as a consequence, a population-aging process. Over the next few decades, the number of children will decline relative to the number of older adults. Population aging is the result of a slow but sustained reduction in mortality rates, given increases in life expectancy and fertility. These trends reflect welcome long-term improvements in welfare and in economic and social development. But this process also entails policy challenges: many public institutions—including education, health, and pension systems and labor market regulations—are designed for a different demographic context and will need to be adapted. When We’re Sixty-Four discusses public policies aimed at overcoming the two main challenges facing Latin American countries concerning the changing demographics. On one hand, older populations demand more fiscal resources for social services, such as health, long-term care, and pensions. On the other, population aging produces shifts in the proportion of the population that is working age, which may affect long-term economic growth. Aging societies risk losing dynamism, being exposed to higher dependency rates, and experiencing lower savings rates. Nonetheless, in the interim, Latin American countries have a demographic opportunity: a temporary decline in dependency rates creates a period in which the share of the working-age population, with its associated saving capacity, is at its highest levels. This constitutes a great opportunity in the short term because the higher savings may result in increases in capital endowment per worker and productivity. For that to happen, it is necessary to generate institutional, financial, and fiscal conditions that promote larger savings and investment, accelerating per capita economic growth in a sustainable way.
Author : Viel Vicuña Viel V.
Publisher : Halsted Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 33,87 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Social Science
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Study of problems of population growth, with particular reference to the implications of high birth rate for Latin America - examines demographic aspects, social problems and social theories, family planning and birth control rates according to educational level and the impact of religion thereon, poverty, health service implications, nutrition, etc., and analyses the economic implications and social implications of population increase. Bibliography pp. 235 to 241 and statistical tables.
Author : Víctor E. Tokman
Publisher :
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 20,5 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780268038687
This book presents the papers submitted to the workshop "Poverty in Latin America: Issues and New Responses," organized by the Kellogg Institute. The contributors argue that old models of social protection are in crisis and that without completely rejecting the past experiences, new paradigms might better address the problems of pervasive poverty and inequity that persist in and are often exacerbated by the new global economic environment.
Author : Union internationale pour l'étude scientifique de la population
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Page : pages
File Size : 14,93 MB
Release : 1992
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Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 37,90 MB
Release : 2021-12-02
Category :
ISBN : 9264682317
The Latin American Economic Outlook 2021: Working Together for a Better Recovery aims to analyse and provide policy recommendations for a strong, inclusive and environmentally sustainable recovery in the region. The report explores policy actions to improve social protection mechanisms and increase social inclusion, foster regional integration and strengthen industrial strategies, and rethink the social contract to restore trust and empower citizens at all stages of the policy‐making process.
Author : IUSSP Ad-hoc Group on Economic Demography
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 50,16 MB
Release : 1992*
Category : Demography
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Author : Jorge M. Katz
Publisher : United Nations Publications
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 36,28 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
In the last ten to fifteen years, profound structural reforms have moved Latin America and the Caribbean from closed, state-dominated economies to ones that are more market-oriented and open. Policymakers expected that these changes would speed up growth. This book is part of a multi-year project to determine whether these expectation have been fulfilled. Focusing on technological change, the impact of the reforms on the process of innovation is examined. It notes that the development process is proving to be highly heterogenous across industries, regions and firms and can be described as strongly inequitable. This differentiation that has emerged has implications for job creation, trade balance, and the role of small and medium sized firms. This ultimately suggests, amongst other things, the need for policies to better spread the use of new technologies.