Poverty, Inequality and Migration in Latin Amerika.

The causes and consequences of high inequality in incomes, assets, and many aspects of well-being in Latin America have recently (re-)emerged as a central research and policy issue. However, many open questions remain that will be dealt with in the contributions to this volume. First, the linkages b...

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Superior document:Göttinger Studien zur Entwicklungsökonomik / Göttingen Studies in Development Economics ; 20
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Place / Publishing House:Frankfurt a.M. : : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften,, 2008.
©2008.
Year of Publication:2008
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
German
Series:Göttinger Studien zur Entwicklungsökonomik ; 20.
Physical Description:1 online resource (290 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Stephan Klasen and Felicitas Nowak-Lehmann D.: Introduction
  • Part I: Growth and Inequality
  • Verónica Amarante: 1. Growth and Inequality in Latin America
  • Rosa Fontes, Elydia Silva, Luiz F. Alves and Geraldo E.S. Júnior: 2. Growth, Inequality and Poverty: Some Empirical Evidence from Minas Gerais State, Brazil
  • Adriana R. Cardozo Silva: 3. Pro-Poor Growth in Colombia from 1996 to 2005
  • Melanie Khamis: 4. Crisis and Recovery in Argentina: Labor Market, Poverty, Inequality and Pro-Poor Growth Dynamics
  • María Emma Santos: 5. Factors Influencing Income Inequality across Urban Argentina (1998-2003)
  • Part II: Poverty
  • Javier Herrera, Mireille Razafindrakoto and François Roubaud: 6. The Determinants of Subjective Poverty: A Comparative Analysis in Madagascar and Peru
  • Hans G.P. Jansen, Paul B. Siegel, Jeffrey Alwang and Francisco Pichón: 7. Geography, Livelihoods and Rural Poverty in Honduras: An Empirical Analysis using an Asset-based Approach
  • Part III: Trade, Migration and Income Convergence
  • Leonardo Auernheimer: 8. Trade versus Migration, and the Role of Diversity: A Simple Analytical Framework
  • Alessia Lo Turco: 9. South-South Trade Agreements, Location of Production and Inequality in Latin America.