Brazil's recent growth has been intensely pro-poor, and both poverty and inequality have declined significantly in the … last decade. It has been suggested that Brazil's unexpected successes are the outcome of a new model of development. The … paper argues that Brazil's unique combination of economic and social policies is at the root of its inclusive growth, but it …

) especially when compared with that found in Western Europe (15 percentage points on average). What prevents Argentina, Bolivia … and Brazil from achieving similar reductions in inequality is not the lack of revenues but the fact that they spend less …

), especially when compared with that found in Western Europe (15 percentage points on average). What prevents Argentina, Bolivia …, and Brazil from achieving similar reductions in inequality is not the lack of revenues but the fact that they spend less …

strike Guatemala since rainfall records have been kept - on household welfare. The analysis reveals substantial negative … labor supply (on the intensive margin) and simultaneously relying on the labor supply of their children and withdrawing them … seen in urban Guatemala between 2006 and 2011, which national authorities and analysts previously attributed solely to the …

strike Guatemala since rainfall records have been kept – on household welfare. The analysis reveals substantial negative … labor supply (on the intensive margin) and simultaneously relying on the labor supply of their children and withdrawing them … seen in urban Guatemala between 2006 and 2011, which national authorities and analysts previously attributed solely to the …

This paper provides an account of the evolution of poverty and inequality during adjustment in Bolivia, covering the …