Rural Poverty in Latin America

by R. Lïpez, A. Valdïs

Overview

This book provides fresh insight into rural poverty in Latin America. It draws on six case studies of recent rural household surveys - for Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Paraguay, and Peru - and several thematic studies examining land, labour, rural financial markets, the environments, and disadvantaged groups. Recognizing the heterogeneity within the rural economy, the studies characterize three important groups - small farmers, landless farm workers, and rural non-farm workers - and provide quantitative and qualitative analyses of the determinants of household income.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333792902
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	09/29/2000
Edition description:	2000
Pages:	343
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.04(d)

About the Author

EDWARD BABIER Reader, Department of Environment Economics, University of York MICHAEL CARTER Professor, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison RODRIGO A. CHAVES Financial Economist, Sector Leadership Group, The World Bank, Washington, DC CARLA DELLA MAGGIORA Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland ALEJANDRA COX EDWARDS Professor, Department of Economics, California State University ROBERTO P. KORZENIEWICZ Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Maryland PETER LANJOUW Economist, Poverty Research Department, The World Bank CLAUDIA ROMANO Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland SUSANNA SANCHEZ Consulting Economist, Sector Leadership Group, The World Bank, Washington, DC TIMOTHY S. THOMAS Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland EDUARDO ZEGARRA Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Table of Contents

Preface Foreword List of Abbreviations Contributors Fighting Rural Poverty in Latin America: New Evidence and Policy; R.López & A.Valdés PART I: THEMATIC STUDIES A Rural Poverty Profile of the Region; A.Valdés Rural Poverty, Women, and Indigenous Groups in Latin America; R.P.Korzeniewicz Land Markets and the Persistence of Rural Poverty: Post-Liberalization Policy Options; M.R.Carter & E.Zegarra Wage Employment and Rural Poverty Alleviation; A.C.Edwards Rural Non-Agricultural Employment and Poverty in Latin America: Evidence from Ecuador and El Salvador; P.Lanjouw Poverty, Entrepreneurs, and Financial Markets in the Rural Areas of Mexico; R.A.Chaves & S.M.Sánchez Rural Poverty and Natural Resource Degradation; E.Barbier PART II: CASE STUDIES Determinants of Rural Poverty in Chile: Evaluating the Role of Public Extension/Credit Programs and Other Factors; R.López Determinants of Rural Poverty in Colombia; R.López & A.Valdés Rural Poverty in Honduras: Asset Distribution and Liquidity Constraints; R.López & C.Romano Rural Poverty in Paraguay: The Determinants of Farm-Household Income; R.López & T.Thomas Rural Poverty in El Salvador: A Quantitative Analysis; R.López Rural Poverty in Peru: Stylized Facts and Analytics for Policy; R.López & C.Maggiora Notes References Index

Editorial Reviews

Synthesizes recent research on rural poverty in Latin America, drawing on case studies of Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Paraguay, and Peru, and on several thematic studies examining land, labor, rural financial markets, the environment, and disadvantaged groups. Case studies are based on rural household survey data encompassing demographics, farm production, and household income and expenditure. Case studies distinguish between three main groups: small farmers, landless farm workers, and rural nonfarm workers. L<'o>pez teaches agriculture and resource economics at the University of Maryland. Vald<'e>s is an economist and advisor with the World Bank. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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