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Building an Equitable Society in Colombia

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-10T17:04:27Z
dc.date.available2021-11-10T17:04:27Z
dc.date.issued2021-10-26
dc.description.abstractColombia’s high level of inequality is a core constraint to economic growth and social progress. The country has one of the highest levels of income inequality in the world, the second highest among 18 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and the highest among all OECD countries. The disparities in income across adults grow from gaps that open early in life in opportunities for high-quality childhood development, education, and health care services. Inequality in access to good jobs further amplifies these gaps, making Colombia among the countries where inequalities are the most persistent across generations. Longstanding inequality across regions overlaps with the large gaps in welfare between Afro-descendants and indigenous Colombians and the rest of the population. The COVID-19 pandemic has further amplified disparities and threatens to have prolonged negative effects, but this is just one of many potential extreme shocks, including climate change, related disruptions, that could substantially widen the inequality gaps. Current tax and transfer policies at best have only a modest positive impact on these imbalances, so there is clearly ample potential to improve the redistributive role of fiscal policy in Colombia. Policy reforms across many areas could help to chart a more equitable future for the country.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/686821635218586591/Main-Report
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/36535
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/36535
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCE
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICY
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectSUBNATIONAL GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
dc.subjectVULNERABLE POPULATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectVALUE CHAIN
dc.titleBuilding an Equitable Society in Colombiaen
dc.typeReporten
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okr.crossref.titleBuilding an Equitable Society in Colombia
okr.date.disclosure2021-10-26
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T11:44:14.105114Z
okr.date.lastmodified2021-06-18T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Poverty Study
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/686821635218586591/Main-Report
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/686821635218586591/pdf/Main-Report.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryColombia
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Impacts
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicUrban Development::Rural Urban Linkages
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