Indigenous Peoples, Poverty and Human Development in Latin America

Hall, Gillette; Patrinos, H.

Indigenous people constitute a large portion of Latin America's population and suffer from widespread poverty. This book provides the first rigorous assessment of changes in socio-economic conditions among the region's indigenous people, tracking progress in these indicators during the first international decade of indigenous peoples (1994-2004). Set within the context of existing literature and political changes over the course of the decade, this volume provides a rigorous statistical analysis of indigenous populations in Bolivia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru, examining their poverty rates, education levels, income determinants, labour force participation and other social indicators. The results show that while improvements have been achieved in some social indicators, little progress has been made with respect to poverty.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2005-12-13

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403999382

DOI: 10.1057/9780230377226

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 308