Indigenous People and Poverty in Latin America: An Empirical Analysis

by Harry Anthony Patrinos and George Psacharopoulos

Indigenous people constitute a large portion of Latin America's population and suffer from severe and widespread poverty. They are more likely than any other groups of a country's population to be poor. This study documents their socioeconomic situation and shows how it can be improved through changes in policy-influenced variables such as education. The authors review the literature of indigenous people around the world and provide a statistical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1859722288
• ISBN13: 9781859722282
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages