Poverty in Latin America

Leonardo Gasparini, Maria Emma Santos and Leopoldo Tornarolli

Chapter 63 in Research Handbook on Measuring Poverty and Deprivation, 2023, pp 673-684 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter discusses the measurement of monetary and multidimensional poverty in Latin America. It presents the main methodological and practical issues, limitations, and challenges in measuring poverty in the region. It also provides an overview of the evidence on the main patterns, across and within countries, and trend in recent decades.

Keywords: Development Studies; Economics and Finance; Geography; Research Methods; Sociology and Social Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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