Measuring inequality of opportunity in Latin America and the Caribbean [electronic resource] /
Ricardo Paes de Barros ... [et al.].
- Washington DC : Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : World Bank ; Palgrave Macmillan ; c2009.
- xxiii, 195 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Latin American development forum series .
- Latin American development forum. World Bank e-Library. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Inequality of opportunity : what it is, how it can be measured, and why it matters -- A human opportunity index for children -- Uses and policy applications of the human opportunity index -- Inequality of economic opportunity in seven Latin American countries -- Inequality of opportunity in educational achievement in five Latin American countries.
0821377450 (pbk.) 0821377469 (electronic) 0821377477 (hardcover) 9780821377451 (pbk.) 9780821377468 (electronic) 9780821377475 (hardcover)
2008037311
Children--Government policy--Caribbean Area.
Children--Government policy--Latin America.
Equality--Caribbean Area.
Equality--Latin America.
Caribbean Area--Economic conditions--1945-
Caribbean Area--Social conditions--1945-
Latin America--Economic conditions--1982-
Latin America--Social conditions--1982-
HC125 / .M38 2009
330.98
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Inequality of opportunity : what it is, how it can be measured, and why it matters -- A human opportunity index for children -- Uses and policy applications of the human opportunity index -- Inequality of economic opportunity in seven Latin American countries -- Inequality of opportunity in educational achievement in five Latin American countries.
0821377450 (pbk.) 0821377469 (electronic) 0821377477 (hardcover) 9780821377451 (pbk.) 9780821377468 (electronic) 9780821377475 (hardcover)
2008037311
Children--Government policy--Caribbean Area.
Children--Government policy--Latin America.
Equality--Caribbean Area.
Equality--Latin America.
Caribbean Area--Economic conditions--1945-
Caribbean Area--Social conditions--1945-
Latin America--Economic conditions--1982-
Latin America--Social conditions--1982-
HC125 / .M38 2009
330.98