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Do Our Children Have a Chance? A Human Opportunity Report for Latin America and the Caribbean

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dc.contributor.authorMolinas Vega, José R.
dc.contributor.authorPaes de Barros, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorSaavedra Chanduvi, Jaime
dc.contributor.authorGiugale, Marcelo
dc.contributor.authorCord, Louise J.
dc.contributor.authorPessino, Carola
dc.contributor.authorHasan, Amer
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T09:05:06Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T09:05:06Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThis book reports on the status and evolution of human opportunity in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It builds on the 2008 publication in several directions. First, it uses newly available data to expand the set of opportunities and personal circumstances under analysis. The data are representative of about 200 million children living in 19 countries over the last 15 years. Second, it compares human opportunity in LAC with that of developed countries, among them the United States and France, two very different models of social policy. This allows for illuminating exercises in benchmarking and extrapolation. Third, it looks at human opportunity within countries, across regions, states, and cities. This gives us a preliminary glimpse at the geographic dimension of equity, and at the role that different federal structures play. The overall message that emerges is one of cautious hope. LAC is making progress in opening the doors of development to all, but it still has a long way to go. At the current pace, it would take, on average, a generation for the region to achieve universal access to just the basic services that make for human opportunity. Seen from the viewpoint of equity, even our most successful nations lag far behind the developed world, and intracounty regional disparities are large and barely converging. Fortunately, there is much policy makers can do about it.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=000333037_20111117235653
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-8699-6
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-8699-6
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/2374
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDirections in development ; poverty
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 QUALITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO SCHOOLING
dc.subjectACCESSES
dc.subjectADEQUATE NUTRITION
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectANTIDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectBASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectBASIC NUTRITION
dc.subjectBASIC SOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectBLIND
dc.subjectBULLETIN
dc.subjectCENSUS DATA
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILDREN START SCHOOL
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCITIZENSHIP
dc.subjectCIVIL RIGHTS
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
dc.subjectDEPENDENCY RATIO
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PLANS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subjectDIARRHEAL DISEASES
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectEARLY INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC INEQUALITY
dc.subjectEDUCATION SERVICES
dc.subjectEDUCATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL POLICIES
dc.subjectENROLLMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectEQUAL ACCESS
dc.subjectEQUAL OPPORTUNITY
dc.subjectEQUAL TREATMENT
dc.subjectEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUP
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subjectFAMILY INCOME
dc.subjectFAMILY RESOURCES
dc.subjectFAMILY STRUCTURE
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFORMAL SCHOOL
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTHY LIFE
dc.subjectHOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS PEOPLE
dc.subjectINEQUALITIES
dc.subjectINEQUITIES
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectKINDERGARTEN
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEARNING OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIFE CYCLE
dc.subjectLOCAL POPULATION
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOLICY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOOR FAMILIES
dc.subjectPOPULATION SIZE
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectPRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY
dc.subjectPRIVATE SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SCHOOLS
dc.subjectQUALITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subjectQUALITY OF SERVICES
dc.subjectRACE
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectRATES OF POPULATION
dc.subjectREADING
dc.subjectREASONING
dc.subjectRESIDENCE
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectSAFE WATER
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION FACILITIES
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOL SYSTEM
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSERVICES FOR CHILDREN
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL CONDITIONS
dc.subjectSOCIAL GROUP
dc.subjectSOCIAL JUSTICE
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICY
dc.subjectSOCIAL RIGHT
dc.subjectSOCIETAL GOAL
dc.subjectSOCIETIES
dc.subjectSOCIETY
dc.subjectSTUDENT ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectTELEVISION
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL ACCESS
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL ACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUP
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectWILL
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectWORTH
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.titleDo Our Children Have a Chance? A Human Opportunity Report for Latin America and the Caribbeanen
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okr.globalpracticeEducation
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America and Caribbean
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Disability
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Cohesion
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicGender::Gender and Law
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitPoverty, Gender and Equity Group (LCSPP)
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