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The social impact of structural adjustment in Bolivia

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dc.creator Thiele, Rainer
dc.date 2001
dc.date.accessioned 2013-10-16T06:02:38Z
dc.date.available 2013-10-16T06:02:38Z
dc.date.issued 2013-10-16
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10419/2611
dc.identifier ppn:332493288
dc.identifier ppn:332493288
dc.identifier.uri http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/2611
dc.description This paper provides an account of the evolution of poverty and inequality during adjustment in Bolivia, covering the period 1985?99. It turns out that urban poverty declined somewhat after the initial stabilization phase that followed the hyperinflation in 1985. A similar evolution of per capita income suggests a positive impact of growth on urban poverty, although the correlation between the two variables is rather low in international perspective. Urban inequality as measured by the Gini coefficient does not exhibit a clear long-term trend upward or downward, but a rising premium for high-skilled workers indicates increasing disparities in the urban labor market. For rural areas, the scant evidence available points towards persistently high poverty levels and a widening rural-urban gap.
dc.language eng
dc.publisher Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) Kiel
dc.relation Kiel Working Papers 1056
dc.rights http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen
dc.subject D3
dc.subject I3
dc.subject O1
dc.subject ddc:330
dc.subject poverty
dc.subject inequality
dc.subject structural adjustment
dc.subject Bolivia
dc.subject Anpassungsprogramm des IWF
dc.subject Armut
dc.subject Einkommensverteilung
dc.subject Bolivien
dc.title The social impact of structural adjustment in Bolivia
dc.type doc-type:workingPaper


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