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A Break with History : Fifteen Years of Inequality Reduction in Latin America

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T10:12:31Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T10:12:31Z
dc.date.issued2011-04
dc.description.abstractIn 2004 the World Bank released a regional report titled 'Inequality in Latin America: Breaking with History?' Analyzing data from the early 1990s to the early 2000s, a period in which many countries in the region were experiencing increasing inequality, this study raised the question of whether Latin America could reverse its historical pattern of high and persistent inequality. The report concluded that although not easy, breaking with history was more than ever possible in the region. An additional decade of data presented in this brief shows that it was possible, mainly due to changes in labor markets (including a reduction in educational inequality and the skill premia, and greater female labor force participation), a higher incidence of government transfers, and additional factors such as demographic changes. The decrease in inequality is driven mostly by improvements in labor income, particularly a reduction in skill premiums, reflecting improved access to education as well as other factors. In contrast to the recent Latin American trends, Asia is witnessing rising inequality, pushed up by China and India - where income has traditionally been more equal. However, inequality remains very high in Latin America, with levels significantly above other middle income countries. As Latin America enters a new decade, it does so knowing that inequality reduction is possible in the region.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000356161_20110421005612
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/2747
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/2747
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectADVERSE IMPACTS
dc.subjectANDEAN REGION
dc.subjectANNUAL CHANGE
dc.subjectANNUAL RATE
dc.subjectANNUALIZED % CHANGE
dc.subjectBASIC FOOD BASKET
dc.subjectCARIBBEAN REGION
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCHRONIC POVERTY
dc.subjectCOUNTERFACTUAL
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTION
dc.subjectDECLINING INEQUALITY
dc.subjectDEMAND-SIDE
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDISPOSABLE INCOME
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
dc.subjectDOWNWARD BIAS
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEQUAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectEQUALIZING EFFECT
dc.subjectEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectEXOGENOUS SHOCKS
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectFARMING ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectFEMALE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectFOOD BASKET
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectGINI INDEX
dc.subjectGROSS INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIMPACTS ON POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME DATA
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINCOME POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME QUINTILE
dc.subjectINCOME QUINTILES
dc.subjectINCOME SHARE
dc.subjectINCOME SOURCE
dc.subjectINCOME SOURCES
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINCOMES AT THE TOP OF THE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCREASING INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY CHANGES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY MEASURES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY REDUCTION
dc.subjectINFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR INCOME
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMARKET INCOME
dc.subjectMEAN LOG DEVIATION
dc.subjectMEDIUM LEVELS
dc.subjectMIDDLE CLASS
dc.subjectMONETARY TRANSFERS
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectNET EFFECT
dc.subjectNET IMPACT
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPERSISTENT INEQUALITY
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR CHILDREN
dc.subjectPOOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOSITIVE IMPACT
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCREASES
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDEX
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVELS
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE TRANSFERS
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSFERS
dc.subjectQUESTIONNAIRES
dc.subjectREDUCING INEQUALITY
dc.subjectREDUCING POVERTY
dc.subjectREDUCTION OF INEQUALITY
dc.subjectREGIONAL REPORT
dc.subjectREPEATED SHOCKS
dc.subjectRISING INEQUALITY
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL POOR
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NET SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSECTORAL COMPOSITION
dc.subjectSKILL PREMIUM
dc.subjectSKILLED EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSUB-REGIONS
dc.subjectSUBREGIONS
dc.subjectSURVEY DESIGN
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectWAGE INEQUALITY
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWELFARE MEASURES
dc.subjectWELL-BEING
dc.titleA Break with History : Fifteen Years of Inequality Reduction in Latin Americaen
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okr.date.disclosure2011-04-21
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T12:07:42.251005Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Poverty Study
okr.docurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000356161_20110421005612
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.guid348741468091482032
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000356161_20110421005612
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum14087514
okr.identifier.report61294
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.geographicalLatin America
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Impact Evaluation
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Services & Transfers to Poor
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Regional Economic Development
okr.unitPoverty Sector (LCSPP)
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