Title: Annual World Bank Conference on Development in Latin America and the Caribbean 1996 : poverty and inequality
Abstract:This report of the proceedings of the Second Annual Bank Conference on Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (ABCD-LAC) focuses on prospects for reducing poverty and improving inequality. Lat...This report of the proceedings of the Second Annual Bank Conference on Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (ABCD-LAC) focuses on prospects for reducing poverty and improving inequality. Latin America is one of two regions in which the incidence of poverty has increased over the last ten years. Not only has the number of poor increased, but also has the proportion of the poor. This region has the most pronounced income disparity of all developing regions in the world, and poverty is becoming a predominantly urban phenomenon. The crises in Mexico and Argentina have vividly demonstrated that economic shocks can have severe consequences on both income distribution and the incidence of poverty. Among the special groups identified as needing assistance are indigenous people, women--particularly female heads of households, and children. Conference outcomes include the need to create societies where equal opportunities are accessible to all; the importance of creating conditions for human capital development; the view that public policy must integrate women into any poverty-alleviating strategy; the major role for the press and the media in influencing communities and their behavior toward less-privileged groups; the expansion of access to maternal and child services and to credit to support entrepreneurship; and the need to build the capacity of indigenous communities while preserving their identity.Read More
Publication Year: 1998
Publication Date: 1998-03-31
Language: en
Type: article
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