Social inclusion and economic development in Latin America / edited by Mayra Buvinic and Jacqueline Mazza with Ruthanne Deutsch.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Buvinić, Mayra.

Mazza, Jacqueline.

Deutsch, Ruthanne.

Inter-American Development Bank.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marginality, Social--Latin America.

Marginality, Social.

Marginality, Social--European Union countries.

Latin America--Economic conditions--1982-.

Latin America.

Latin America--Social conditions--1982-.

European Union countries--Social policy.

European Union countries.

Physical Description:

viii, 352 p. : ill.

Place of Publication:

Washington : Inter-American Development Bank ; Baltimore : Distributed by Johns Hopkins University Press, [2004]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Poverty and inequality in Latin America are easily recognizable in the faces of women, Afro-descendents, the indigenous, people with disabilities, victims of HIV/AIDS, and other groups outside the societal mainstream. Social Inclusion and Economic Development in Latin America reviews the common features of these excluded populations, including their invisibility in official statistics and the stigma, discrimination, and disadvantages they have long endured. But it also examines the region's inclusionary policies and programs that can improve access by these groups to the quality social services and economic and political resources these groups need to level the playing field. Case studies examine ethnic and racial political organization, gender quotas, and labor markets across the region, and social exclusion in Brazil, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, and Peru. Comparative studies summarize social inclusion policies of both the European Union and selected countries on the Continent.

Contents:

Intro

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Preface

Contents

1 Introduction: Social Inclusion in Latin America

2 Economic Development and Social Inclusion

3 The Economic Case for Combating Racial and Ethnic Exclusion

4 Social Inclusion and Indigenous Peoples' Rights

5 Disability and Inclusion: Data Collection, Education, Transportation and Urban Development

6 Anti-Discrimination Legislation and Policies in Mexico

7 European Origins of Social Exclusion: Application to Developing Countries

8 The European Union Experience with Social Inclusion Policy

9 European Country Policies to Promote Social Inclusion

10 Social Inclusion, Labor Markets and Human Capital in Latin America

11 Earnings and Color in Brazil: A Mixed Tale

12 An Invisible Wall? The Economics of Social Exclusion in Peru

13 Ethnicity, Race and Gender in Latin American Labor Markets

14 Afro-Latin American Community Development in Honduras and Guatemala

15 Stigma, Discrimination and HIV/AIDS in Latin America

16 Ethnic and Racial Political Organization in Latin America

17 Lessons from Gender Quotas

References

About the Authors.

Notes:

Draws on papers prepared for dialogues on ethnicity held during Inter-American Development Bank annual meetings, 2001, Washington, D.C., and 2003, Milan.

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

133168776