Poverty and inequality in Latin America
Subtitle: the impact of adjustment and recovery in the 1980s
By: Samuel A. Morley.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
Subjects: Poverty -- Latin America; Equality -- Latin America; Structural adjustment (Economic policy) -- Latin America; Latin America -- Economic conditions -- 1982-
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-218) and index.