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Poverty and Income Distribution in a High Growth Economy : The Case of Chile 1987-98, Volume 2. Background Papers

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-28T21:14:19Z
dc.date.available2013-08-28T21:14:19Z
dc.date.issued2001-08-30
dc.description.abstractThe study analyzes Chile's strong economic growth, and well directed social programs, a combination that reduced the poverty rate in half, during a period of just eleven years. The previously noted trends in falling poverty, in terms of incidence, depth, and severity, continued into 1998, and the analysis shows there was unambiguously less poverty between 1994, and 1998, observed at all levels of income. Clearly, income poverty is related to, and impacted by a number of important factors, such as level of education, larger families, or families headed by women, and employment opportunities. Evidence shows Chile achieved considerable improvements in key social indicators, i.e., infant mortality, life expectancy, and educational coverage, for the combination of the three social sector deficit measures of poverty - education, health, and housing - with the income poverty measure, reveals that fifty one percent of all households have neither social sector, nor income deficits. Nonetheless, income inequality remained high by international standards, and appeared to have worsened between 1994-98. Thus, adjusting income inequality for social spending became an important estimate, particularly if social programs were growing. The methodology estimated imputed income transfers from subsidies in the three sectors, and the analysis confirmed that adjustments for in-kind income transfers, substantially reduce the Gini coefficient on income inequality. Results indicate that Chile's success in reducing income disparities through social spending is linked to its system for targeting social programs.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/08/1614765/chile-poverty-income-distribution-high-growth-economy-case-chile-1987-98-vol-2-2-background-papers
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/15469
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15469
dc.languageEnglish
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.subjectAGGREGATE INCOME
dc.subjectAVERAGE INCOME
dc.subjectAVERAGE INCOME LEVEL
dc.subjectAVERAGE INCOMES
dc.subjectCENSORED DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectDATA AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectDATA SET
dc.subjectDATA SETS
dc.subjectDESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
dc.subjectDIMINISHING RETURNS
dc.subjectDISPERSION OF THE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectHIGH GROWTH
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOMES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY MICRO-DATA
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME CONCEPTS
dc.subjectINCOME DATA
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME SHARE
dc.subjectINCOME TRANSFER
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINCOMES AT THE TOP OF THE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOMES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCREASING INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL INCOMES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY ESTIMATES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY MEASURE
dc.subjectINEQUALITY MEASURES
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMEAN INCOME
dc.subjectMEAN INCOMES
dc.subjectMEAN LOG DEVIATION
dc.subjectMEASURED INEQUALITY
dc.subjectMEDIAN INCOME
dc.subjectMONETARY TRANSFERS
dc.subjectNOMINAL INCOMES
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPOLICY ISSUES
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOSITIVE IMPACT
dc.subjectPOVERTY ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectRAPID GROWTH
dc.subjectREAL INCOME
dc.subjectREGIONAL VARIATIONS
dc.subjectRISING INEQUALITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL GROUPS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSTATISTICAL TECHNIQUES
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWELFARE INDICATORS POVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectGROWTH PATTERNS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectPOVERTY DEPTH
dc.subjectPOVERTY SEVERITY
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectFAMILY SIZE
dc.subjectWOMEN HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL INDICATORS
dc.subjectEDUCATION SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE DELIVERY
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectINCOME ESTIMATES
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectINCOME TRANSFERS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectDEFICITS
dc.subjectSUBSIDIES
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectTARGETED ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS POPULATION
dc.titlePoverty and Income Distribution in a High Growth Economy : The Case of Chile 1987-98, Volume 2. Background Papersen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T12:07:28.104600Z
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/08/1614765/chile-poverty-income-distribution-high-growth-economy-case-chile-1987-98-vol-2-2-background-papers
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid513261468744328929
okr.guid929621468743138835
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_01100504033621
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum1614765
okr.identifier.report22037
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2001/10/19/000094946_01100504033621/Rendered/PDF/multi0page.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryChile
okr.themeEconomic management :: Other economic management
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Improving labor markets
okr.themeHuman development
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Safety Nets and Transfers
okr.topicServices and Transfers to Poor
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicGovernance::Governance Indicators
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