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Inequality and Poverty in Latin America : "By MARK LOYKA Over the past decade, income inequality and poverty in Latin America have been on the decline. These two key socio-economic indicators have historically plagued the region, inhibiting it from prospering. Although most of the countries in ... Español | Português | Las américas

Decline of Inequality and Poverty in Latin America Worldpressorg : "Social spending policies that have helped reduce inequality and poverty in Latin America for the past decade should be strengthened and regionalized. Español | Português | Las américas

Inequality and Poverty in Latin America: Can the Decline Continue ... : "Over the past decade, income inequality and poverty in Latin America have been on the decline. These two key socio-economic indicators have historically ... Español | Português | Las américas

Inequality and Poverty in Latin America : "The expansion of Bolsa Família, together with changes in social security and increases in public education spending and enrollment— all initiatives implemented by the PT—have played an important role in reducing inequality and poverty in Brazil . ... Español | Português | Las américas

Improving Measurement of Latin American Inequality and Poverty ... : In Latin America the last 30 years have seen enormous strides in the measurement of inequality and poverty at the national (and subnational) level and in ... Español | Las Américas | Português | America | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Middle Class Growing in BRICs and Latin America : According to a November 9 World Bank report, the size of Latin America's middle class has grown to equal the number of Latin Americans living in moderate poverty for the first time ever. Nonetheless, inequality and poverty in the BRIC countries remains ... Español | Las Américas | Português | America | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Women Play an Integral Role in Poverty Reduction in Latin America ... : Over the past decade, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have made great strides in pushing inequality and poverty to historic lows. The recent World Bank ...

Poverty and inequality reduction in Latin America A parenthesis in history or the road ahead?  - The seminar discusses the main explanations behind two decades of substantially decreasing poverty and income inequality in Latin America.

Profiting the 1 Percent in Latin America: How Corruption Deters Development - As long as policymakers in Latin America keep abusing power for private gain, inequality and poverty in the region will persist. Corruption scandals ...

Bucking the Trend: Poverty Reduction and Inequality in Latin America : Interestingly, this phenomenon -- mobility out of poverty accompanied by higher income concentrations and persistent inequality -- is evident in all regions of the world, with the exception of one: Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)

Bucking the Trend: Poverty Reduction and Inequality in Latin America : Only by doing so can the region sustain reductions in both poverty and inequality without compromising growth in the future. Filed under: Latin America ... EconoMonitor (blog)

The key to women's equality in Latin America - The goal of sustainable development with gender equality, which is born of the synergy between the Regional Gender Agenda and the 2030 Agenda, compels us to set our sights and focus our actions on the structural knots of inequality in our societies. First, we think about socio-economic inequality and poverty and about the necessary transformation of the reigning development model toward one that incorporates new patterns of sustainable production and consumption and of the redistribution of wealth, income and time. 

Working to End Poverty in Latin America  - After more than a decade of steady decline, inequality in Latin America has been stagnant since 2010 and remains high. As economic growth slows, ...

To Beat Poverty in Latin America, First Tackle Inequality -  Latin America has made progress in tackling poverty . More than 90 million people entered the middle class between 2003 and 2013, due to stronger ...

Young People in Latin America Face Stigma and Inequality  - Young people in Latin America now enjoy greater access to education. But in many cases their future is dim due to the lack of opportunities and the siren call of crime in a region where 167 million people are poor, and 71 million live in extreme poverty.

A New Force in Latin America : ... historic reductions in poverty , increased access to health care and education, and a reduction in income inequality. And it is no coincidence that Latin America's worst long-term growth failure in more than a century – from 1980-2000 – took place ...

Latin America Motor for World Economic Recovery : The meeting was attended by representatives of some 500 major companies in Latin America . A main source of multilateral financing in Latin America , the IADB supports efforts by countries in the region to reduce poverty and inequality and achieve ...

Digital Age Inequality in Latin America  -  Latin America has significant disadvantages here and, barring a real ... in mind that in Latin America 92% of Afro-descendants live below the poverty  ...

Poverty declining in Latin America - AllVoices : Poverty is falling in Latin America , and so is inequality a rare cause for celebration in a world otherwise plagued by financial woes and yet another sign that the ...

Inequality in Latin America : Chasm Grows Between Rich and Poor  - Despite the efforts of leftist governments in the region to alleviate the poverty of the masses in Latin America and ensure new social contracts ...