Coping with austerity : poverty and inequality in Latin America / Nora Lustig, editor.

Other author Lustig, Nora.
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Brookings Institution, ©1995.
Descriptionxviii, 460 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Structural adjustment and the determinants of poverty in Latin America / Samuel A. Morley -- Income inequality trends in Latin America in the 1980s / Ariel Fiszbein and George Psacharopoulos -- Poverty alleviation, income distribution, and growth during adjustment / Elizabeth Sadoulet and Alain de Janvry -- Five criteria for choosing among poverty programs / Margaret E. Grosh -- Argentina : social policy and adjustment during the 1980s / Luis Beccaria and Ricardo Carciofi -- Brazil : welfare, inequality, poverty, social indicators, and social programs in the 1980s / Ricardo Barros, Rosane Mendonca, Sonia Rocha -- Chile : poverty, adjustment, and social policies in the 1980s / Dagmar Raczynski and Pilar Romaguera -- Mexico : social spending and food subsidies during adjustment in the 1980s / Santiago Friedmann, Nora Lustig, and Arianna Legovini -- Peru : social policies and economic adjustment in the 1980s / Adolfo Figueroa -- Venezuela : poverty and social policies in the 1980s / Gustavo Marquez.
Local noteLittle-302321--305131008127V
General note"A study jointly sponsored by the Brookings Institution and the Inter-American Dialogue."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 94028839
ISBN0815753187
ISBN0815753179 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HC130.P6 C67 1995 ✔ Available Place Hold