Title: Poverty and inequality in Latin America
First published: 1994
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.
Subjects: Poverty, Equality, Structural adjustment (Economic policy), Economic conditions, Latin america, social conditions, Latin america, economic conditions, Economic policy
Places: Latin America
Time periods: 1982-