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Latin America and the Caribbean Poverty and Labor Brief, June 2013 : Shifting Gears to Accelerate Shared Prosperity in Latin America and the Caribbean

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-21T19:28:10Z
dc.date.available2013-08-21T19:28:10Z
dc.date.issued2013-06
dc.description.abstractThe Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has made laudable progress in the past fifteen years in reducing poverty, building the middle class, and promoting prosperity for all levels of society. Extreme poverty, defined in this region as life on less than $2.50 a day, has declined by half, while in 2011 for the first time in recorded history the LAC region had a larger number of people in the middle class than in poverty. Across this region of close to 600 million people, the poor have been gaining faster than the already well off. But despite these impressive achievements, about 80 million people still live in extreme poverty, half of them in Brazil and Mexico. And millions more who have risen out of poverty risk being pulled back down into it by economic shocks and severe weather brought on by climate change. This brief reviews the LAC's progress toward these objectives, outlines the continuing challenges and proposes a policy framework for keeping the region on its upward arc and picking up the speed.en
dc.description.abstractDurante los últimos anos, la pobreza extrema en América Latina y el Caribe (LAC), definida en la región como la supervivencia con menos de US$2,5 al día, se ha reducido a la mitad, al tiempo que, en el año 2011 tuvo, por primera vez en la historia más personas de clase media que pobres. A lo largo y ancho de esta región de casi 600 millones de personas, los pobres han mejorado más rápido que los más favorecidos. No obstante, pese a estos importantes logros, todavía hay alrededor de 80 millones de personas que viven en condiciones de pobreza extrema, de las cuales la mitad se encuentran en Brasil y México. También hay millones de personas que han salido de la pobreza pero corren el riesgo de caer de nuevo en ella debido a los choques económicos y a las inclemencias del tiempo provocadas por el cambio climático. Este informe repasa el progreso de LAC en la consecución de estos objetivos, resume los continuos retos a los que se enfrenta y propone un marco para aquellas políticas destinadas a que la región siga en su tendencia al alza y ganando velocidad, recomendando una política fiscal equitativa, eficiente y sostenible que promueva la prosperidad compartida, el fortalecimiento de las instituciones públicas, la creación de un mercado accesible y la mejora de la gestión de riesgos.es
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-1-4648-0078-8
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4648-0078-8
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15265
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectaccess to goods
dc.subjectaccess to markets
dc.subjectaccess to sanitation
dc.subjectaccess to services
dc.subjectagricultural extension
dc.subjectAndean region
dc.subjectanti-poverty
dc.subjectbasic food basket
dc.subjectbasic food requirements
dc.subjectbasic sanitation
dc.subjectcapital accumulation
dc.subjectcapital inflows
dc.subjectCaribbean Region
dc.subjectcash transfer program
dc.subjectcash transfer programs
dc.subjectChanges in Poverty
dc.subjectchronic poverty
dc.subjectchronically poor
dc.subjectclean water
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectconsumption growth
dc.subjectcountry data
dc.subjectdaily income
dc.subjectDevelopment Economics
dc.subjectDevelopment Indicators
dc.subjectDevelopment Report
dc.subjectdirect transfers
dc.subjectDiversification
dc.subjecteconomic contractions
dc.subjecteconomic crises
dc.subjecteconomic development
dc.subjecteconomic growth
dc.subjecteconomic shocks
dc.subjectEconomics
dc.subjectemployment income
dc.subjectequitable access
dc.subjectEstimates of poverty
dc.subjectextreme poverty
dc.subjectextreme poverty line
dc.subjectextreme poverty lines
dc.subjectfinancial crisis
dc.subjectfinancial institutions
dc.subjectfinancial markets
dc.subjectfood basket
dc.subjectfood price
dc.subjectfood prices
dc.subjectfood requirements
dc.subjectGini coefficient
dc.subjectglobal economy
dc.subjectglobal level
dc.subjectGrowth rate
dc.subjectgrowth rates
dc.subjecthigher inequality
dc.subjecthousehold data
dc.subjecthousehold head
dc.subjecthousehold per capita income
dc.subjectHousehold size
dc.subjecthousehold survey
dc.subjectHousehold surveys
dc.subjectHousehold Welfare
dc.subjecthousing
dc.subjecthuman capital
dc.subjecthuman capital levels
dc.subjectincome
dc.subjectIncome Distribution
dc.subjectincome growth
dc.subjectincome inequality
dc.subjectIncome Poverty
dc.subjectIncome Redistribution
dc.subjectincome Share
dc.subjectincome Transfers
dc.subjectincreasing inequality
dc.subjectindividual countries
dc.subjectinequality
dc.subjectInequality reduction
dc.subjectinformal economy
dc.subjectinsurance
dc.subjectinternational poverty lines
dc.subjectlabor force
dc.subjectlabor market
dc.subjectliving standards
dc.subjectlong run
dc.subjectLow-Income Countries
dc.subjectmean income
dc.subjectMeasurement of Poverty
dc.subjectnational accounts
dc.subjectnational poverty
dc.subjectnatural disaster
dc.subjectNatural disasters
dc.subjectnegative impact
dc.subjectNet Income
dc.subjectnon-income dimensions
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectper capita growth
dc.subjectpersistent poverty
dc.subjectpolicy makers
dc.subjectPolicy Research
dc.subjectpoor
dc.subjectPoor Household
dc.subjectpoor households
dc.subjectpoor rural households
dc.subjectpoverty changes
dc.subjectPoverty Dynamics
dc.subjectPoverty Index
dc.subjectpoverty lines
dc.subjectpoverty measurement
dc.subjectPoverty Measures
dc.subjectpoverty persistence
dc.subjectpoverty rate
dc.subjectPoverty rates
dc.subjectpoverty reduction
dc.subjectpoverty risk
dc.subjectpublic policy
dc.subjectpublic sector
dc.subjectquality of life
dc.subjectreal incomes
dc.subjectreducing poverty
dc.subjectregional data
dc.subjectregional level
dc.subjectregional poverty
dc.subjectregional report
dc.subjectrich countries
dc.subjectrisk management
dc.subjectrunning water
dc.subjectrural
dc.subjectrural areas
dc.subjectRural poverty
dc.subjectsafety nets
dc.subjectsanitation
dc.subjectsavings
dc.subjectschool attendance
dc.subjectschooling
dc.subjectsocial protection
dc.subjectsocial safety nets
dc.subjectsocial security
dc.subjectSocial Spending
dc.subjectsub-region
dc.subjectsubregions
dc.subjectsustainable growth
dc.subjecttransient poor
dc.subjectunemployment
dc.subjecturban areas
dc.subjectvulnerable households
dc.subjectWar
dc.subjectwelfare indicator
dc.subjectwelfare indicators
dc.subjectWelfare Measure
dc.titleLatin America and the Caribbean Poverty and Labor Brief, June 2013 : Shifting Gears to Accelerate Shared Prosperity in Latin America and the Caribbeanen
dc.titleCambiando la velocidad para acelerar la prosperidad compartida en América Latina y el Caribees
dc.title.alternativeCambiando la velocidad para acelerar la prosperidad compartida en America Latina y el Caribees
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2013-06-17
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-09T11:07:21.236940Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.guid827221468270621978
okr.guid132921468012674913
okr.identifier.report78507
okr.language.supporteden
okr.language.supportedes
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/827221468270621978/pdf/785070SPANISH0Box382153B00PUBLIC0.pdfes
okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.geographicalCaribbean
okr.region.geographicalLatin America
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Regional Economic Development
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Services & Transfers to Poor
okr.txturlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/827221468270621978/text/785070SPANISH0Box382153B00PUBLIC0.txtes
okr.unitPoverty, Gender and Equity Group (LCSPP)
okr.volume1
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