Inside and outside the afro-Caribbean diaspora

Includes bibliography

Equity and exclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean: the case of indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples

Includes bibliography

Une décennie de développement social en Amérique latine, 1990-1999

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"Tablero de comando" para la promoción de los biocombustibles en Colombia

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Propuesta de ampliación del segundo objetivo de desarrollo del milenio: un estado de avance

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Understanding poverty from a gender perspective

Includes bibliography

La industria extractiva en América Latina y el Caribe y su relación con las minorías étnicas

Incluye Bibliografía

Ecuador: defining and measuring multidimensional poverty, 2006-2010

Includes bibliography

El perfil demográfico y socioeconómico de la población uruguaya según su ascendencia racial

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La micro-finance et son rôle potentiel dans l'allègement de la pauvreté et le développement en Haïti

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Reduction of infant mortality in Latin America and the Caribbean: uneven progress requiring a variety of responses

Infant mortality has unquestionably declined throughout Latin America over the last decade, even under conditions of low and unstable economic growth and a meagre overall reduction of poverty in the region. The declines in infant mortality vary from one country to another. The persistence of high infant mortality rates is related to low income, teenage pregnancy and lack of access to basic services, as well as to the lack of appropriate health care infrastructure. At the same time, both the rural population as a whole, and the indigenous and Afro-descendent population in particular, has fallen markedly behind, with overall infant mortality rates much higher than among the rest of the population. Moreover, the cause and incidence of death in this age group have been changing according with the changes in neonatal and post-neonatal deaths. Our editorial line-up has created space for opinions from adolescents and youth, as well as from policy experts on the problem, its causes, and approaches to dealing with infant mortality. We also offer succinct information on a broad range of programmes—utilizing various interventions—in different countries of the region regarding maternal and infant care, in an attempt to bring about a reduction in mortality.