Poverty, Income Growth and Inequality in Paraguay During the 1990s : Spatial Aspects, Growth Determinants and Inequality Decomposition. Dissertationsschrift

Thomas Otter

ISBN 10: 3631572018 / ISBN 13: 9783631572016

Published by Peter Lang, 2008

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Paraguayan economy did not suffer debt crises in the eighties and had significant growth rates in the second half on the seventies, but poverty remained a problem. Understanding the performance and spatial distribution of poverty and inequality over a period of more than ten years can shed new light on structural causes behind what seems to be a low growth - high poverty - high inequality trap in Paraguay. How did poverty and inequality change during the 1990s. Did inequality reduce income growth What were the growth determinants and what are the main forces driving inequality changes These are the questions being answered in this book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Poverty, Income Growth and Inequality in Paraguay During the 1990s : Spatial Aspects, Growth Determinants and Inequality Decomposition. Dissertationsschrift
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631572018
• ISBN 13: 9783631572016
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 8D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 8 millimeters depth
• Weight: 200 grams

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Synopsis

The Paraguayan economy did not suffer debt crises in the eighties and had significant growth rates in the second half on the seventies, but poverty remained a problem. Understanding the performance and spatial distribution of poverty and inequality over a period of more than ten years can shed new light on structural causes behind what seems to be a low growth – high poverty – high inequality trap in Paraguay. How did poverty and inequality change during the 1990s. Did inequality reduce income growth? What were the growth determinants and what are the main forces driving inequality changes? These are the questions being answered in this book.

About the Author

The Author: Thomas Otter is a researcher associated to the Ibero-America Institute for Economic Research of the University of Göttingen (Germany). He holds a doctorate in economics from the same university. The author has worked as a consultant for different development agencies in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. His research interests include pro-poor growth, inequality, and human development.