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Poverty and Income Distribution in a High Growth Economy : The Case of Chile 1987-98, Volume 1. Main Report

The study analyzes Chile's strong economic growth, and well directed social programs, a combination that reduced the poverty rate in half, during a period of just eleven years. The previously noted trends in falling poverty, in terms of incide...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	POVERTY INCIDENCE INCOME DISTRIBUTION GROWTH PATTERNS SOCIAL PROGRAMS ECONOMIC GROWTH POVERTY DEPTH POVERTY SEVERITY LEVEL OF EDUCATION FAMILY SIZE WOMEN HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES SOCIAL INDICATORS EDUCATION SECTOR HEALTH CARE DELIVERY HOUSING INCOME ESTIMATES INCOME INEQUALITIES INCOME TRANSFERS PUBLIC SPENDING DEFICITS SUBSIDIES GINI COEFFICIENT TARGETED ASSISTANCE SOCIAL SUPPORT INDIGENOUS POPULATION CROWDING DEMOGRAPHICS ECONOMICS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURES EXTREME POVERTY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS GNP GROWTH RATES HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSING SUBSIDIES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY INFANT MORTALITY INFLATION INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS LABOR FORCE LABOR SUPPLY LIFE EXPECTANCY LOW INCOME MARKET PRICES MEANS TESTING MINIMUM WAGES NUTRITION PER CAPITA INCOME PHYSICIANS POOR POVERTY GAP INDEX POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIVATE SECTOR SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SCALE ECONOMIES SEVERANCE PAYMENTS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL SPENDING TARGETING UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES URBAN AREAS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/08/1614764/chile-poverty-income-distribution-high-growth-economy-case-chile-1987-98-vol-1-2-main-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15468