 HondurasMaurizio Bussolo and Denis Medvedev Chapter 9 in Public Policies for Human Development, 2010, pp 279-306 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract Over the past ten years, Honduras has achieved important progress in terms of education attainment and provision of basic social infrastructure. This augurs well for the possibility of accomplishing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Yet, compared with other countries in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, Honduras lags behind in growth and remains off track in terms of achieving the goal of halving poverty by 2015 (MDG 1). Without a significant acceleration in per-capita growth rates over the next decade, attaining the MDGs is likely to be very difficult because growth and MDG achievements reinforce each other. Improved health and educational outcomes can increase productivity, with positive synergies when service access improves simultaneously in different areas (health, education, water and sanitation). At the same time, growth and higher incomes can generate increased funding for services and raise service demand, creating a virtuous circle of growth and MDG achievement. Keywords: Real Exchange Rate; Baseline Scenario; Unskilled Worker; Social Accounting Matrix; National Poverty Line (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-27757-1_9 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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