Poverty and inequality in Latin America: the impact of adjustment and recovery in the 1980s

"Analyzes impact of economic events of the 1980s (e.g., debt crisis, readjustment policies) on poverty and inequality. Case studies provided for Argentina and Venezuela, which suffered greatly; and for Colombia and Costa Rica, which were able to decrease poverty and improve income distribution....

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Main Author: Morley, Samuel A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore [u.a.] Johns Hopkins Univ. Press 1995
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Summary:"Analyzes impact of economic events of the 1980s (e.g., debt crisis, readjustment policies) on poverty and inequality. Case studies provided for Argentina and Venezuela, which suffered greatly; and for Colombia and Costa Rica, which were able to decrease poverty and improve income distribution. Valuable contribution"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.. - http://www.loc.gov/hlas/
Physical Description:X, 222 S.
ISBN:0801850649