World Bank2014-02-272014-02-272011-10https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17197This brief includes the following headings: How did the 2009 economic crisis affect poverty in Latin America? Why did poverty rise by less than predicted in 2009? Why did the links between poverty and growth fray during this crisis? Resilient markets buoyed labor incomes during the crisis and did not exacerbate inequalities; increased social spending and better safety nets likely cushioned the fall; what is the impact of the emerging recovery on poverty? Agenda ahead; statistical annex; and notes.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOaccess to educationAndean regionAnnual growthAnnual growth rateCaribbean Regioncash transfer programconsumption smoothingcountry levelcountry specificcredit marketsdecline in povertyeconomic activityeconomic contractioneconomic declineeconomic growthEconomic ShocksExtreme povertyextreme poverty lineFemale workersfood needsfood pricesGini coefficientgrowth elasticityGrowth rateGrowth Rateshousehold incomehousehold incomesHousehold Surveyhousehold surveysincomeincome dataincome distributionincome growthincome inequalityincome levelsincome povertyincreased spendinginequalityInequality Constantinsurancelabor forcelabor marketlow inflationnational accountsnational povertynational poverty lineper capita growthper capita incomepolicy interventionsPoorpoor householdspoverty datapoverty declinepoverty dynamicspoverty estimatespoverty impactpoverty indexpoverty levelspoverty linepoverty linespoverty outcomespoverty ratepoverty ratesPoverty Reductionpro-poorpublic safety netspublic worksregional growthregional levelruralsignificant correlationsocial protectionsocial spendingsub-regionsubsistenceUnemploymentunskilled laborurban areasvulnerable groupsvulnerable households10.1596/17197