Synopses & Reviews
This book provides 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, labor, 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.
About the Author
Ramón López is Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland.
Alberto Valdés is Agricultural Advisor, World Bank.
Table of Contents
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