Rural Poverty in Latin America

Preface Foreword List of Abbreviations Contributors 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 Notes References Index