Poverty, Inequality and Migration in Latin Amerika.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Klasen, Stephan.

Contributor:

Nowak-Lehmann D., Felicitas.

Series:

Göttinger Studien zur Entwicklungsökonomik ; 20.

Göttinger Studien zur Entwicklungsökonomik / Göttingen Studies in Development Economics ; 20

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Poverty--Latin America.

Poverty.

Income distribution--Latin America.

Income distribution.

Latin America--Emigration and immigration law.

Latin America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bern Peter Lang International Academic Publishers 2018

Frankfurt a.M. : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, 2008.

Language Note:

In English with front matter in German.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The causes and consequences of high inequality in incomes, assets, and many aspects of well-being in Latin America have recently (re-)emerged as a central research and policy issue. However, many open questions remain that will be dealt with in the contributions to this volume. First, the linkages between growth, inequality, and poverty in Latin America need further clarification. More analyses at the country and even sub-national level are required to understand these complex relationships and their most important determinants. Of particular relevance is to examine these relationships in the Latin American context of high economic instability with recurrent economic and financial crises, particularly in the 1990s. Secondly, measuring and addressing poverty remains a critical research area, in particular non-monetary including subjective indicators of well-being often tell a different story that needs to be considered when analyzing poverty trends and determinants. Lastly, the poverty/inequality issues need to be considered in an economic environment, where trade, migration, and economic integration are of particular importance. Thus the role of trade and migration in generating, sustaining, or reducing inequalities between and within countries is an area that requires further analysis.

Contents:

Cover

Stephan Klasen and Felicitas Nowak-Lehmann D.: Introduction

Part I: Growth and Inequality

Verónica Amarante: 1. Growth and Inequality in Latin America

Rosa Fontes, Elydia Silva, Luiz F. Alves and Geraldo E.S. Júnior: 2. Growth, Inequality and Poverty: Some Empirical Evidence from Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Adriana R. Cardozo Silva: 3. Pro-Poor Growth in Colombia from 1996 to 2005

Melanie Khamis: 4. Crisis and Recovery in Argentina: Labor Market, Poverty, Inequality and Pro-Poor Growth Dynamics

María Emma Santos: 5. Factors Influencing Income Inequality across Urban Argentina (1998-2003)

Part II: Poverty

Javier Herrera, Mireille Razafindrakoto and François Roubaud: 6. The Determinants of Subjective Poverty: A Comparative Analysis in Madagascar and Peru

Hans G.P. Jansen, Paul B. Siegel, Jeffrey Alwang and Francisco Pichón: 7. Geography, Livelihoods and Rural Poverty in Honduras: An Empirical Analysis using an Asset-based Approach

Part III: Trade, Migration and Income Convergence

Leonardo Auernheimer: 8. Trade versus Migration, and the Role of Diversity: A Simple Analytical Framework

Alessia Lo Turco: 9. South-South Trade Agreements, Location of Production and Inequality in Latin America.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9783631753682

3631753683

OCLC:

1163811866