03533oam 22006255 450 991097528030332120240501073157.09781464806612146480661610.1596/978-1-4648-0660-5(CKB)3710000000820496(EBL)4627938(OCoLC)956649442(MiAaPQ)EBC4627938(DLC) 2016021906(The World Bank)19057250(US-djbf)19057250(Perlego)1483886(EXLCZ)99371000000082049620160415d2016 uy 0engurcn|||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierLeft behind chronic poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean /Renos Vakis, Jamele Rigolini and Leonardo Lucchetti1st ed.Washington, D.C. :World Bank,2016.1 online resource (pages cm)Latin American Development ForumDescription based upon print version of record.9781464806605 1464806608 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- The roaring 2000's in Latin America and the Caribbean and the left behind -- Chronic poverty : concepts and measures -- Five facts about chronic poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean -- Drivers of chronic poverty -- From diagnosis to policies : design elements to support the chronic poor -- References -- Appendix.One out of every five Latin Americans-about 130 million people-have never known anything but poverty, subsisting on less than US$4 a day throughout their lives. These are the region's chronically poor, who have remained so despite unprecedented inroads against poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean since the turn of the century. This book takes a closer look at the region's entrenched poor, who and where they are, and how existing policies need to change to effectively assist the poor. The book shows significant variations of rates of chronic poverty across and within countries. The book posits that refinements to the existing policy toolkit -as opposed to more programs-may come a long way in helping the remaining poor. These refinements include intensifying efforts to improve coordination between different social and economic programs, which can boost the income-generation process and deal with the intergenerational transmission of chronic poverty by investing in early childhood development. In addition, there is an urgent need to adapt programs to directly address the psychological toll of chronic poverty on people's mindsets and aspirations, which currently undermines the effectiveness of existing policy efforts. World Bank e-Library.PovertyCaribbean AreaPovertyLatin AmericaCaribbean AreaEconomic conditions21st centuryLatin AmericaEconomic conditions21st centuryCaribbean AreaEconomic policy21st centuryLatin AmericaEconomic policy21st centuryPovertyPoverty339.4/6098Vakis Renos Nicos1810178Rigolini JameleLucchetti LeonardoDLCDLCBOOK9910975280303321Left behind4361388UNINA