poverty in other developing countries can be analysed. It then applies this framework to twelve countries, six in Asia and six …

1995, and to analyze its impact on the evolution of poverty. This period analyzed is a convulsed one, one within Venezuela … deterioration of economic management. Growth and inflation were highly volatile, real wages fell in a sustained way, and poverty … analysis on the evolution of poverty. …

This paper discusses poverty and unemployment in Argentina, beginning with the turbulent years since 1980. Argentina … debate on how to create a sustainable growth strategy that can reduce poverty and unemployment without hyperinflation. … suffered a 25 percent reduction in per capita income, two bouts of hyperinflation and a sharp rise in poverty during the 1980s …

differences across countries. In the major European countries, unemployment has increased dramatically over the past two decades …

poverty. Drawing on data from Mexico's Adultos Mayores Program (Older Adults Program) --a cash transfer scheme aimed at rural …

This study assesses poverty in the microenterprise sector in Latin America, presenting stylized facts on potential … poverty risk factors at the household and individual levels. The goal of the paper is to describe the main trends in the … region and the scope of the paper is limited to a descriptive analysis of poverty risk factors based on the nature of the …

patterns of indigenous poverty over time. In addition, the first section examines some of the historical determinants that can … explain the disproportionate poverty confronting Latin America's indigenous peoples today and provides an overview of diverse … with measures to combat indigenous poverty through the policies and programs of governments and international actors …

approximately 40 million indigenous people of the hemisphere. In addition to the critical issues of poverty reduction, self … Seminar on Indigenous Development: Poverty, Democracy and Sustainability, organized on the occasion of the First General …