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Poverty and income distribution in Latin America : the story of the 1980s / [electronic resource] George Psacharopoulos ... [et al.]. - Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c1997. - xii, 307 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm. - World Bank technical paper, no. 351 0253-7494 ; . - World Bank e-Library. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-307).

"Highly empirical analysis documents increase in poverty and worsening of income distribution during 1980s. Demonstrates that low levels of education increase incidence of poverty and income inequality. Data provided for individual countries. Valuable data reference source"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas/

ISBN: 0821338315 (pbk.)

LCCN: 96036910

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Income distribution--Statistics.--Caribbean Area
Income distribution--Statistics.--Latin America
Poverty--Statistics.--Caribbean Area
Poverty--Statistics.--Latin America

LC Class. No.: HC130.P6 / P68 1997

Dewey Class. No.: 339.2/2/098