Social development and absolute poverty in Asia and Latin America
By: Willy De Geyndt.
Series: World Bank technical paper,; no. 328
Publisher: World Bank
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 45
Subjects: Social indicators -- Asia.; Social indicators -- Latin America.; Poverty -- Asia.; Poverty -- Latin America.; Asia -- Social conditions -- Statistics.; Latin America -- Social conditions -- Statistics.; Asia -- Economic conditions -- Statistics.; Latin America -- Economic conditions -- Statistics.
Description: "Using econometric techniques analyzes causes of widespread poverty in Latin America and the 10 largest East and South Asian countries. Concludes that slow economic growth is not the only explanatory variable, and cites importance of schools and health care"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.