Poor People in a Rich Country : Volume 1. Poverty Report for Argentina

Poor People in a Rich Country : Volume 1. Poverty Report for Argentina

The study presents an overview on Argentina's economic growth, income distribution, and poverty, mostly as of 1991, when the country underwent a period of adjustment, which remarkably led to a sharp inflation drop, to the privatization of stat...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ECONOMIC GROWTH INCOME DISTRIBUTION POVERTY INFLATION RATE GUIDELINES PRIVATIZATION STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES INTERNATIONAL TRADE ECONOMIC CRISIS MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS REFORM POLICY ECONOMIC STABILIZATION POVERTY REDUCTION LABOR ADMINISTRATION TAXATION SEVERANCE PAY UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT PAYROLL TAXES ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT BASIC SERVICES EDUCATION SECTOR PUBLIC HEALTH CARE SOCIAL SAFETY NETS INCOME GENERATION ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACCESS TO SERVICES AGED ALCOHOL AVERAGE AGE BIRTH RATE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE MARKETS CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CONSUMPTION DATA COST RECOVERY CRIME CROWDING DATA SOURCES DEBT DEFICIT FINANCING DEMOGRAPHICS DEREGULATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISTORTIONARY TAXES ECONOMIC INCENTIVES ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC POLICIES EDUCATION EDUCATION LEVEL EMPLOYMENT EXPENDITURE SURVEY EXPENDITURES EXTREME POVERTY FAMILIES FAMILY PLANNING FOOD BASKET FOOD CONSUMPTION GNP GROUP DISCUSSIONS GROWTH RATE HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL IMPORTS INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME LEVELS INEQUALITY INFANT MORTALITY INFANTS INFLATION INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMAL NETWORKS INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMAL SECTORS INSURANCE JOB LOSS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LAWS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS LONG TERM MALNUTRITION MANUFACTURING SECTOR MIGRATION MORTALITY MOTHERS OIL OLDER PEOPLE POLITICAL PROCESSES POOR BENEFIT POOR PEOPLE POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY GAP POVERTY LINE PRICE CHANGES PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIVATE TRANSFERS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING REAL WAGES REDUCING POVERTY RETIREMENT RURAL AREAS RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY SAFETY SAFETY NETS SCALE ECONOMIES SECONDARY SCHOOLS SEVERANCE PAYMENTS SHORT TERM SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL EXPENDITURES SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES TARGETING TERMS OF TRADE TERTIARY EDUCATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT RATES URBAN AREA URBAN AREAS URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN POOR URBAN POPULATION URBAN POPULATIONS URBAN POVERTY VIOLENCE WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/03/728791/argentina-poor-people-rich-country-vol-1-2-poverty-report-argentina http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14364

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Summary:	The study presents an overview on Argentina's economic growth, income distribution, and poverty, mostly as of 1991, when the country underwent a period of adjustment, which remarkably led to a sharp inflation drop, to the privatization of state-owned industries, and to fostering foreign commerce, thus widening the economy. Nonetheless, the study points out that all of these adjustments affected the poor, particularly through labor demand, exacerbated by the slowdown of the growth process, resulting from the economic crises of 1995, and 1998. Recommendations include macroeconomic, and reform policies to allow rapid growth, and stabilize the economy, without inflation, for a substantial poverty reduction. The elimination of centralized, collective bargaining labor agreements, reduction of labor taxes, and severance payments, would prod a funded, unemployment insurance system, based on individual accounts, and thus, reduce the high cost of labor. Temporary employment, and extended programs should not be enforced under payroll taxes, to allow exceptions for small scale enterprise development. Accessibility of the poor to basic services should be enhanced, mainly through greater investments in education, and health care services. In addition, a strong system of safety nets is recommended, through the identification of expanding programs, to also provide emergency employment, and income during potential crises.

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