De Geyndt, Willy.

Social development and absolute poverty in Asia and Latin America [electronic resource] / Willy De Geyndt. - Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c1996. - ix, 45 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. - World Bank technical paper, no. 328 0253-7494 ; . - World Bank e-Library. .

Includes bibliographical references.

"Using econometric techniques analyzes causes of widespread poverty in Latin America and the 10 largest East and South Asian countries. Concludes that slow economic growth is not the only explanatory variable, and cites importance of schools and health care"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas/

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Poverty--Asia.
Poverty--Latin America.
Social indicators--Asia.
Social indicators--Latin America.


Asia--Economic conditions--Statistics.
Asia--Social conditions--Statistics.
Latin America--Economic conditions--Statistics.
Latin America--Social conditions--Statistics.

HN652.7 / .D44 1996

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