Latin America - Determinants of Regional Welfare Disparities within Latin American Countries : Country Case Studies

This study analyzes the complicated and dynamic nature of welfare differences across space. The objectives are two-fold. First, the study seeks to provide a methodological framework useful for investigating the determinants of the observed differen...

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Main Authors:	Skoufias, Emmanuel, Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys
Format:	Other Rural Study
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESSIBILITY ACCOUNTING AGGLOMERATION EFFECTS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES BABIES BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE BASIC NEEDS BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES CALCULATION CALCULATIONS CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CONCENTRATION OF PEOPLE CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES CONSUMPTION MEASURE CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTIONS COUNTERFACTUAL CREDIT MARKETS CURRENT INCOME CURRENT INCOMES DECOMPOSITION METHODOLOGY DECOMPOSITION TECHNIQUES DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS DEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION DEPENDENCY RATIO DISSEMINATION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC SYSTEM ECONOMIES OF SCALE EDUCATION DIFFERENTIALS EDUCATION LEVELS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENDOWMENTS EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY ETHNIC GROUPS EXPENDITURE EXTREME POVERTY FAMILY SIZE FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY FINANCIAL INTERESTS FOOD POVERTY FOOD POVERTY LINE GENDER GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD HIGH INEQUALITY HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD INCOMES HOUSEHOLD SAVINGS HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL ASSETS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GAP INCOME INEQUALITY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INEQUALITIES INEQUALITY INSURANCE INTERNAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL BANK INVESTING LABOR MARKET LAND OWNERSHIP LAND REFORM LAND TENURE LANDLESS PEASANTS LEGAL STATUS LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF CONSUMPTION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LIMITED ACCESS LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS MARITAL STATUS MARKET FAILURES MEASUREMENT OF POVERTY MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION FLOWS MINORITY NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POPULATION NATIONAL POPULATION COUNCIL NUMBER OF ADULTS NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF PEOPLE NUTRITION OWNERSHIP OF LAND PENSION PENSION SYSTEM PENSIONS PEOPLES PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION PLACE OF RESIDENCE POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLITICAL INFLUENCE POOR POOR FAMILIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POORER HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY GAP POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY SEVERITY PRICE INDEX PRIVATE PROPERTY PROBABILITY PRODUCTION WORKERS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC CREDITS PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICES PULL FACTORS RATE OF GROWTH RATE OF RETURN RATES OF RETURN REMITTANCES REMOTE AREAS RENTS RETIRED RURAL RURAL AREA RURAL AREAS RURAL DIFFERENCES RURAL DISPARITIES RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POVERTY RURAL REGIONS RURAL SECTORS RURAL SETTINGS RURAL WELFARE SAVINGS SCHOOLING SECONDARY EDUCATION SENIORS SINGLE PERSON SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL CONCERNS SOCIAL CUSTOMS SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL POLICY SOURCE OF INCOME SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION SPOUSE SPOUSES TARGETING TEENAGERS TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT UNDERSTANDING OF POVERTY URBAN AREAS URBAN POVERTY VALUABLE WAR WELFARE DISTRIBUTION WORTH YOUNG ADULTS
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