been strong, yet poverty remains high. Underlying the shortage of good livelihoods and high social inequality is the lack …

This paper provides an account of the evolution of poverty and inequality during adjustment in Bolivia, covering the … period 1985-99. It turns out that urban poverty declined somewhat after the initial stabilization phase that followed the … hyperinflation in 1985. A similar evolution of per capita income suggests a positive impact of growth on urban poverty, although the …