How is the slowdown affecting households in Latin America and the Caribbean ? (English)

This paper shows evidence that suggests the economic slowdown in Latin America and the Caribbean has already translated into slowing social gains, including decelerating poverty reduction, stagnating growth of the middle class, and lower income growth. The countries of South America outperformed Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean in poverty reduction during the decade up to 2012. But since then, a new story has emerged. In recent years, poverty...

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Calvo-Gonzalez,Oscar;

Castaneda Aguilar,Raul Andres;

Farfan Bertran,Maria Gabriela;

Reyes,German Jeremias;

Sousa,Liliana Do Couto;
Document Date
2017/01/19
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS7948
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Latin America,
Disclosure Date
2017/01/19
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
How is the slowdown affecting households in Latin America and the Caribbean ?
Keywords
Poverty and Equity

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Calvo-Gonzalez,Oscar; Castaneda Aguilar,Raul Andres; Farfan Bertran,Maria Gabriela; Reyes,German Jeremias; Sousa,Liliana Do Couto.

How is the slowdown affecting households in Latin America and the Caribbean ? (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 7948 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/879131484837179886

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