Poverty reduction remains one of the main challenges for Latin America at the end of the 20th century. Most of the … countries in the region are classified as middle income by international standards, and yet they register poverty rates well … above what would be expected given their GDP per capita. The reason for this "excess poverty" lies in the high inequality in …

options for poverty alleviation in a given country. When a population can be divided into subgroups according to an easily … identifiable characteristic, the problem of alleviating poverty through a targeted mechanism can be viewed as one of choosing of …

options for poverty alleviation in a given country. When a population can be divided into subgroups according to an easily … identifiable characteristic, the problem of alleviating poverty through a targeted mechanism can be viewed as one of choosing of …

During the 90's, poverty in Mexico followed the economic cycle. It diminished with GDP growth and with the stability … experienced in 1995. From 1996 to the year 2000 the recovery in economic growth matched a sustained reduction in poverty. This … paper analyzes the evolution of poverty during the period 2000-2002. We show that in spite of being years of stagnation …