Struggles against poverty in Latin America. The case of rural poverty in Brazil
Having considered differing definitions of poverty for developed and developing countries,poverty in Latin America is analyzed, especially rural poverty in Brazil. Once the region’s economic situation during the 1980s and 1990s is considered and the implicationsof this for poverty, the objective is...
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| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Estado: | Published version |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2011 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNAM |
| Repositorio: | Problemas del Desarrollo. Revista Latinoamericana de Economía |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/24970 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.probdes.iiec.unam.mx/index.php/pde/article/view/24970 |
| Nivel de acceso: | Acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | pobreza estructural pobreza monetaria distribución del ingreso profundidad de la pobreza amplitud de la pobreza structural poverty monetary poverty income distribution depth of poverty extension of poverty |
| Sumario: | Having considered differing definitions of poverty for developed and developing countries,poverty in Latin America is analyzed, especially rural poverty in Brazil. Once the region’s economic situation during the 1980s and 1990s is considered and the implicationsof this for poverty, the objective is to develop a microeconomic analysis of povertywithout abandoning the macroeconomic approximation. This leads to a study of the various Conditional Cash Transfer Programs implemented in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico, and a discussion on the impact of monetary transfers, social costs and fiscal policiesin the evolution of poverty. Finally, we conclude that the efficacy of these policies depends on the specific needs of the rural and urban poor, because what is important is reducing economic and social inequalities. |
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