Styles of development in Latin America

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Social cohesion: inclusion and a sense of belonging in Latin America and the Caribbean. Summary

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Social Panorama of Latin America 2013

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Income inequality in Brazil: What has changed in recent years?

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Social Panorama of Latin America 1996

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Social Panorama of Latin America 2014

The 2014 edition of Social Panorama of Latin America presents ECLAC measurements for the analysis of income poverty, taking, as well, a multidimensional approach to poverty. Applying these two approaches to data for the countries of the region provides confirmation that despite the progress made over the past decade, structural poverty is still a feature of Latin American society. In order to contribute to a more comprehensive design of public policies aimed at overcoming poverty and socioeconomic inequality, this edition examines recent trends in social spending and sets out a deeper gap analysis focused on three areas: youth and development, gender inequality in the labour market and urban residential segregation.

The redistributive potential of taxation in Latin America

This study uses internationally comparable methodologies to analyse the distributional impact of income tax and public transfers in 17 countries of Latin America. The results indicate that fiscal policy plays a limited role in improving the distribution of disposable income; the Gini coefficient decreased by barely three percentage points after direct fiscal action. On average, 61% of this reduction was due to public cash transfers and the rest to direct taxes, reflecting the pressing need for personal income tax to be strengthened. Analysis of household surveys gives an indication of the potential effects of tax reforms aimed at increasing the average effective tax rate of the top income decile. Allocating this additional revenue to targeted transfers would produce significant results. Consequently, tax reforms must be evaluated bearing in mind how those resources are used.

Envejecimiento, derechos humanos y políticas públicas

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Barbados: public-private sector partnership

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Trade, poverty and complementary policies in Latin America

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Non-contributory pensions: Bolivia and Antigua in an international context

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Risk-adjusted poverty in Argentina: measurement and determinants

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Political violence and economic development in Latin America: issues and evidence

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Asset accumulation by the middle class and the poor in Latin America: political economy and governance dimensions

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Savings in Latin America after the mid 1990s: determinants, constraints and policies

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