Rural Poverty in El Salvador: A Quantitative Analysis

Ramon Lopez

Chapter 13 in Rural Poverty in Latin America, 2000, pp 258-280 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Almost 50 per cent of the population of El Salvador are considered rural, and the extent and intensity of poverty has been shown to be much worse in rural areas than in urban ones (World Bank, 1994f). Although this poverty assessment provided an excellent characterization of both rural and urban poverty in El Salvador, there is very little quantitative understanding of the determinants of rural poverty. What is the role of demographic characteristics, education and access to land and capital in determining rural household income? How does rural infrastructure affect the potential income of rural households? How responsive is household income to greater participation in the labor force by women and children? These are important questions, the answers to which may have significant policy implications.

Keywords: Capita Income; Total Factor Productivity; Rural Household; Hourly Wage; Pave Road (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.1057/9780333977798_13

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