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

Skoufias, Emmanuel; Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys

dc.creator	Skoufias, Emmanuel
dc.creator	Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys
dc.date	2012-03-19T17:23:18Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T17:23:18Z
dc.date	2009-05-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:46:09Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:46:09Z
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_20090612001103
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3051
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/243391
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	2920
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subject	ACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subject	ACCESSIBILITY
dc.subject	ACCOUNTING
dc.subject	AGGLOMERATION EFFECTS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subject	ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
dc.subject	BABIES
dc.subject	BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	BASIC NEEDS
dc.subject	BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	CALCULATION
dc.subject	CALCULATIONS
dc.subject	CASH TRANSFER
dc.subject	CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subject	CASH TRANSFERS
dc.subject	CONCENTRATION OF PEOPLE
dc.subject	CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	CONSUMPTION MEASURE
dc.subject	CONTRIBUTION
dc.subject	CONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subject	COUNTERFACTUAL
dc.subject	CREDIT MARKETS
dc.subject	CURRENT INCOME
dc.subject	CURRENT INCOMES
dc.subject	DECOMPOSITION METHODOLOGY
dc.subject	DECOMPOSITION TECHNIQUES
dc.subject	DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subject	DEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION
dc.subject	DEPENDENCY RATIO
dc.subject	DISSEMINATION
dc.subject	ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC SYSTEM
dc.subject	ECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subject	EDUCATION DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subject	EDUCATION LEVELS
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subject	ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	ENDOWMENTS
dc.subject	EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
dc.subject	ETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subject	EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	EXTREME POVERTY
dc.subject	FAMILY SIZE
dc.subject	FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY
dc.subject	FINANCIAL INTERESTS
dc.subject	FOOD POVERTY
dc.subject	FOOD POVERTY LINE
dc.subject	GENDER
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subject	HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD
dc.subject	HIGH INEQUALITY
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SAVINGS
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL ASSETS
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	INCOME GAP
dc.subject	INCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subject	INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
dc.subject	INEQUALITIES
dc.subject	INEQUALITY
dc.subject	INSURANCE
dc.subject	INTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subject	INVESTING
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subject	LAND REFORM
dc.subject	LAND TENURE
dc.subject	LANDLESS PEASANTS
dc.subject	LEGAL STATUS
dc.subject	LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	LEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	LEVELS OF CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	LEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	LIMITED ACCESS
dc.subject	LIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subject	LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subject	MARITAL STATUS
dc.subject	MARKET FAILURES
dc.subject	MEASUREMENT OF POVERTY
dc.subject	MIGRANTS
dc.subject	MIGRATION
dc.subject	MIGRATION FLOWS
dc.subject	MINORITY
dc.subject	NATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subject	NATIONAL POPULATION
dc.subject	NATIONAL POPULATION COUNCIL
dc.subject	NUMBER OF ADULTS
dc.subject	NUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subject	NUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subject	NUTRITION
dc.subject	OWNERSHIP OF LAND
dc.subject	PENSION
dc.subject	PENSION SYSTEM
dc.subject	PENSIONS
dc.subject	PEOPLES
dc.subject	PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	PLACE OF RESIDENCE
dc.subject	POLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subject	POLITICAL INFLUENCE
dc.subject	POOR
dc.subject	POOR FAMILIES
dc.subject	POOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	POOR PEOPLE
dc.subject	POORER HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	POVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subject	POVERTY GAP
dc.subject	POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE
dc.subject	POVERTY LINE
dc.subject	POVERTY LINES
dc.subject	POVERTY PROFILE
dc.subject	POVERTY RATE
dc.subject	POVERTY RATES
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject	POVERTY SEVERITY
dc.subject	PRICE INDEX
dc.subject	PRIVATE PROPERTY
dc.subject	PROBABILITY
dc.subject	PRODUCTION WORKERS
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	PUBLIC CREDITS
dc.subject	PUBLIC GOODS
dc.subject	PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	PUBLIC POLICY
dc.subject	PUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subject	PULL FACTORS
dc.subject	RATE OF GROWTH
dc.subject	RATE OF RETURN
dc.subject	RATES OF RETURN
dc.subject	REMITTANCES
dc.subject	REMOTE AREAS
dc.subject	RENTS
dc.subject	RETIRED
dc.subject	RURAL
dc.subject	RURAL AREA
dc.subject	RURAL AREAS
dc.subject	RURAL DIFFERENCES
dc.subject	RURAL DISPARITIES
dc.subject	RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	RURAL POVERTY
dc.subject	RURAL REGIONS
dc.subject	RURAL SECTORS
dc.subject	RURAL SETTINGS
dc.subject	RURAL WELFARE
dc.subject	SAVINGS
dc.subject	SCHOOLING
dc.subject	SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	SENIORS
dc.subject	SINGLE PERSON
dc.subject	SOCIAL COHESION
dc.subject	SOCIAL CONCERNS
dc.subject	SOCIAL CUSTOMS
dc.subject	SOCIAL JUSTICE
dc.subject	SOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subject	SOCIAL POLICY
dc.subject	SOURCE OF INCOME
dc.subject	SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	SPOUSE
dc.subject	SPOUSES
dc.subject	TARGETING
dc.subject	TEENAGERS
dc.subject	TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	UNDERSTANDING OF POVERTY
dc.subject	URBAN AREAS
dc.subject	URBAN POVERTY
dc.subject	VALUABLE
dc.subject	WAR
dc.subject	WELFARE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	WORTH
dc.subject	YOUNG ADULTS
dc.title	Latin America - Determinants of Regional Welfare Disparities within Latin American Countries : Country Case Studies
dc.type	Economic & Sector Work :: Other Rural Study
dc.coverage	Latin America & Caribbean