The history of poverty and inequality in Latin America

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No End to Poverty in Sight
By Zoraida Portillo, IPS, 5 January 1998. Latin American nations—while accelerating the process of urban modernization and economic liberalization—are struggling to meet the basic needs of their people, particularly in rural areas.
Poverty in Latin America
NAFTA Inter-American Trade Monitor, 26 June 1998. Falling rural living standards; 56 percent of all jobs are in the informal sector, where low incomes and insecurity are the norms.
Success Stories and New Formula for Poverty Reduction
By Jose Zambrano, IPS, 8 July 1998. A seminar suggests that the responsibility for social policy should be partially privatized through an alliance between government, business, and private social organizations. The UNDP, World Bank and the Inter-American Foundation cite successful projects that can serve as a model in other areas.
Economic Crises Accentuate Rural Poverty
By Mario Osava, IPS, 24 November 1999. The impact of the global financial crises accentuated rural poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean in the past two years. Previously, rural poverty had been reduced through urban migration, but unemployment now discourages that choice.
Social Exclusion Grows Despite Reduced Poverty
By Gustavo Gonzalez, IPS, 7 April 2000. Latin America is experiencing a rise in social and economic disparities. Social exclusion is a concept that goes beyond just economic criteria to incorporate social, political and cultural dimensions, but is unrelated to class.