Latin America - Determinants of Regional Welfare Disparities within Latin American Countries : Synthesis

Skoufias, Emmanuel; Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys

dc.creator	Skoufias, Emmanuel
dc.creator	Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys
dc.date	2012-03-19T17:23:14Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T17:23:14Z
dc.date	2009-05-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:46:06Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:46:06Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333038_20090608233721
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3048
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/243388
dc.description	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 differences in the standards of living between two regions at a given point in time. Second, it aims to provide empirical evidence on regional welfare differences to inform the policy debate surrounding regional inequalities within countries. Chapter two sets the stage by presenting the poverty profiles within and between regions in each of the eight countries in study. Chapter three reviews the methodology, based on the Oaxaca-Blinder (1973) decomposition method used to asses the relative size of the concentration and geography effect in welfare differences across regions/areas. Chapter four reports the findings from various comparisons conducted between urban and rural areas within regions, and urban vs. urban (or rural vs. rural) areas between regions. Chapter five focuses on the role of internal migration within Latin America (LAC) countries. Chapter six summarizes the available empirical evidence regarding the poverty and welfare impacts of the two most distinct types interventions associated with the concentration and the geography views: conditional cash transfers; and territorial development strategies. Chapter seven summarizes findings and discusses some of their main policy implications.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.relation	2923
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ABSOLUTE POVERTY
dc.subject	ABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE
dc.subject	ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	ACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subject	BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	BASIC NEEDS
dc.subject	CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
dc.subject	CAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subject	CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM
dc.subject	CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subject	CASH TRANSFERS
dc.subject	COMMUNITIES OF ORIGIN
dc.subject	COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subject	CONCENTRATION OF PEOPLE
dc.subject	CONFLICT
dc.subject	CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES PER CAPITA
dc.subject	CREDIT MARKETS
dc.subject	CULTURAL VALUES
dc.subject	DATA ISSUES
dc.subject	DEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION
dc.subject	DEPENDENCY RATIOS
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT REPORT
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subject	DISCRIMINATION
dc.subject	DISSEMINATION
dc.subject	EARNINGS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC STAGNATION
dc.subject	ECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subject	EDUCATED WORKERS
dc.subject	EDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subject	EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subject	EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
dc.subject	ESTIMATED COEFFICIENTS
dc.subject	ETHNIC GROUP
dc.subject	EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	EXTREME POVERTY
dc.subject	FAMILIES
dc.subject	FAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subject	FAMILY WELFARE
dc.subject	FARMING ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	FORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subject	GINI INDEX
dc.subject	GROWTH DETERMINANTS
dc.subject	GROWTH PROSPECTS
dc.subject	GROWTH RATE
dc.subject	HEADCOUNT POVERTY
dc.subject	HEALTH CENTERS
dc.subject	HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subject	HIGH POVERTY
dc.subject	HIGHER EDUCATION LEVELS
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD DATA
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subject	HOUSING
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL ASSETS
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL ENDOWMENTS
dc.subject	IMMIGRATION
dc.subject	IMPACT OF MIGRATION
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	INCOME GROWTH
dc.subject	INCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subject	INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
dc.subject	INDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subject	INEQUALITY
dc.subject	INSURANCE
dc.subject	INTERNAL MIGRANTS
dc.subject	INTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subject	INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject	LABOR MOBILITY
dc.subject	LEGAL STATUS
dc.subject	LEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	LEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	LIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subject	LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subject	LOCAL ECONOMY
dc.subject	LONG RUN
dc.subject	MARKET FAILURES
dc.subject	MEASUREMENT OF POVERTY
dc.subject	MIGRANT
dc.subject	MIGRANTS
dc.subject	MIGRATION FLOWS
dc.subject	MINORITY
dc.subject	MINORITY ETHNIC GROUP
dc.subject	MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE
dc.subject	NATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subject	NATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subject	NATIONAL POVERTY LINES
dc.subject	NEOCLASSICAL GROWTH MODEL
dc.subject	NUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subject	NUTRITION
dc.subject	PER CAPITA EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	PLACE OF RESIDENCE
dc.subject	POLICY DEBATE
dc.subject	POLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subject	POOR
dc.subject	POOR AREA
dc.subject	POOR AREAS
dc.subject	POOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	POOR PEOPLE
dc.subject	POORER AREAS
dc.subject	POORER HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	POPULATION CONCENTRATION
dc.subject	POPULATION DENSITY
dc.subject	POVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subject	POVERTY ASSESSMENTS
dc.subject	POVERTY LINE
dc.subject	POVERTY PROFILES
dc.subject	POVERTY RATES
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject	PROGRESS
dc.subject	PUBLIC CREDITS
dc.subject	PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	PUBLIC POLICIES
dc.subject	PUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subject	QUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	REGIONAL DISPARITIES
dc.subject	REGIONAL INEQUALITIES
dc.subject	REGIONAL INEQUALITY
dc.subject	REGIONAL INITIATIVES
dc.subject	REMITTANCES
dc.subject	REMOTE AREAS
dc.subject	RURAL
dc.subject	RURAL AREA
dc.subject	RURAL AREAS
dc.subject	RURAL DIFFERENCES
dc.subject	RURAL DISPARITIES
dc.subject	RURAL DIVIDE
dc.subject	RURAL DWELLERS
dc.subject	RURAL POVERTY
dc.subject	RURAL POVERTY LEVELS
dc.subject	RURAL POVERTY RATE
dc.subject	RURAL POVERTY RATES
dc.subject	RURAL REGIONS
dc.subject	RURAL SETTINGS
dc.subject	RURAL WELFARE
dc.subject	SANITATION
dc.subject	SAVINGS
dc.subject	SCHOOLING
dc.subject	SEGMENTS OF SOCIETY
dc.subject	SIGNIFICANT EFFECT
dc.subject	SKILLED MIGRANTS
dc.subject	SOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subject	SOCIAL CUSTOMS
dc.subject	SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SOCIAL INEQUALITY
dc.subject	SOCIAL NETWORK
dc.subject	SOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subject	SOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subject	SPOUSE
dc.subject	TARGETING
dc.subject	TAX INCENTIVES
dc.subject	TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	TOLERANCE
dc.subject	TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	URBAN AREA
dc.subject	URBAN AREAS
dc.subject	URBAN CENTER
dc.subject	URBAN DWELLERS
dc.subject	URBAN POVERTY
dc.subject	URBAN-RURAL DISPARITIES
dc.subject	URBANIZATION
dc.subject	WAGE DIFFERENTIAL
dc.subject	WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subject	WAGE PREMIUM
dc.subject	WELFARE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	YOUNG PEOPLE
dc.title	Latin America - Determinants of Regional Welfare Disparities within Latin American Countries : Synthesis
dc.type	Economic & Sector Work :: Other Rural Study
dc.coverage	Latin America & Caribbean