About one in four Latin Americans self-identify as Afro-descendants today. They comprise a highly heterogeneous population and are unevenly distributed across the region, but share a common history of displacement and exclusion. Despite significant gains over the past decade, Afro-descendants still are overrepresented among the poor and are underrepresented in decision-making positions, both in the private and the public sector. The extent to which Latin America will be able to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity will therefore depend, to a very large degree, on the social inclusion of Afro-descendants. The objective of this study is to deepen the region's empirical understanding of the drivers behind the persistent exclusion of the afro-descendants, as a first step to design appropriate solutions. The report proposes a framework to organize and think of the myriad options available to address their situations, based on the experience accumulated by the region and the data available.
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Freire,German Nicolas, Diaz-Bonilla,Carolina, Schwartz Orellana,Steven Daniel, Soler Lopez,Jorge Andres, Carbonari De Almeida,Flavia Fonseca
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Document Date
2018/08/07
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Document Type
Working Paper
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Report Number
129298
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Volume No
1
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Total Volume(s)
1
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Disclosure Date
2018/08/28
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Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Doc Name
Afro-descendants in Latin America : toward a framework of inclusion
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Keywords
Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica; access to primary education; Primary and Secondary Education; school attendance; secondary school attendance; access to basic service; participation in decision making; high level of urbanization; crime and violence; social inclusion; complete primary education; Access to Education; children and youth; forms of exclusion; high dropout rate; body of law; living in poverty; access to sewerage; abolition of slavery; disparities in access; access to computer; lack of respect; affirmative action policy; rights of persons; lack of agreement; purchasing power parity; design of policy; comments and feedback; form of discrimination; access to justice
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Freire,German Nicolas Diaz-Bonilla,Carolina Schwartz Orellana,Steven Daniel Soler Lopez,Jorge Andres Carbonari De Almeida,Flavia Fonseca
Afro-descendants in Latin America : toward a framework of inclusion (Spanish). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/316161533724728187/Afro-descendants-in-Latin-America-toward-a-framework-of-inclusion