Growth, Inequality, and Social Equity in Argentina

The Argentine government has adopted a strategy that emphasizes rebuilding the economy with a view to delivering sustained growth with social inclusion - an appropriate goal in view of the high degree of poverty and inequality in the country. It is...

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Main Author: Valdovinos, Carlos Fernández
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/11/6482249/growth-inequality-social-equity-argentina
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spelling okr-10986-103182021-04-23T14:02:50Z Growth, Inequality, and Social Equity in Argentina Valdovinos, Carlos Fernández ABSOLUTE SENSE ADVERSE SHOCKS AVERAGE INCOME BUSINESS CYCLES CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL FORMATION CAPITAL MARKETS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC RECOVERY EMPIRICAL LITERATURE EMPIRICAL STUDIES GLOBAL ECONOMY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH ACCOUNTING GROWTH PATTERN GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH PROCESS GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HIGH GROWTH HIGH VOLATILITY HISTORICAL DATA HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INEQUALITY INCOMES INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES INTEREST RATES LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LATIN AMERICAN LIVING CONDITIONS MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY NATURAL RESOURCES NEGATIVE IMPACT OUTPUT VOLATILITY PER CAPITA INCOME POOR GROWTH POOR INDIVIDUALS POSITIVE CORRELATION POSITIVE IMPACT POVERTY INCREASES POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PRO-POOR PRO-POOR GROWTH PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROPERTY RIGHTS REDUCING POVERTY SECTORAL COMPOSITION SKILLED LABOR SKILLED WORKERS TFP TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY UNEMPLOYMENT UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION URBAN POVERTY WAR The Argentine government has adopted a strategy that emphasizes rebuilding the economy with a view to delivering sustained growth with social inclusion - an appropriate goal in view of the high degree of poverty and inequality in the country. It is important to recognize that growth is not only essential, but that it is needed over sufficiently long periods and with sufficiently pro-poor impact so that all segments of the population can expect a notable improvement in their lives and their livelihoods. The first part of the recovery after the deep crisis in 2001 has been successful in delivering strong growth with positive effects on the living standards of the population, especially the poor. Nevertheless, the persistence of sound macroeconomic policies in the future, as well as the implementation of other key policies, will be crucial to observe high growth rates and further reductions in poverty and inequality. 2012-08-13T11:09:11Z 2012-08-13T11:09:11Z 2005-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/11/6482249/growth-inequality-social-equity-argentina http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10318 English en breve; No. 82 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Argentina
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topic ABSOLUTE SENSE
ADVERSE SHOCKS
AVERAGE INCOME
BUSINESS CYCLES
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL FORMATION
CAPITAL MARKETS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC HISTORY
ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC RECOVERY
EMPIRICAL LITERATURE
EMPIRICAL STUDIES
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH ACCOUNTING
GROWTH PATTERN
GROWTH PERFORMANCE
GROWTH PROCESS
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
HIGH GROWTH
HIGH VOLATILITY
HISTORICAL DATA
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOMES
INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES
INTEREST RATES
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LATIN AMERICAN
LIVING CONDITIONS
MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEGATIVE IMPACT
OUTPUT VOLATILITY
PER CAPITA INCOME
POOR GROWTH
POOR INDIVIDUALS
POSITIVE CORRELATION
POSITIVE IMPACT
POVERTY INCREASES
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRO-POOR
PRO-POOR GROWTH
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PROPERTY RIGHTS
REDUCING POVERTY
SECTORAL COMPOSITION
SKILLED LABOR
SKILLED WORKERS
TFP
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION
URBAN POVERTY
WAR
spellingShingle ABSOLUTE SENSE
ADVERSE SHOCKS
AVERAGE INCOME
BUSINESS CYCLES
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL FORMATION
CAPITAL MARKETS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC HISTORY
ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC RECOVERY
EMPIRICAL LITERATURE
EMPIRICAL STUDIES
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH ACCOUNTING
GROWTH PATTERN
GROWTH PERFORMANCE
GROWTH PROCESS
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
HIGH GROWTH
HIGH VOLATILITY
HISTORICAL DATA
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOMES
INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES
INTEREST RATES
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LATIN AMERICAN
LIVING CONDITIONS
MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEGATIVE IMPACT
OUTPUT VOLATILITY
PER CAPITA INCOME
POOR GROWTH
POOR INDIVIDUALS
POSITIVE CORRELATION
POSITIVE IMPACT
POVERTY INCREASES
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRO-POOR
PRO-POOR GROWTH
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PROPERTY RIGHTS
REDUCING POVERTY
SECTORAL COMPOSITION
SKILLED LABOR
SKILLED WORKERS
TFP
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION
URBAN POVERTY
WAR
Valdovinos, Carlos Fernández
Growth, Inequality, and Social Equity in Argentina
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Argentina
relation en breve; No. 82
description The Argentine government has adopted a strategy that emphasizes rebuilding the economy with a view to delivering sustained growth with social inclusion - an appropriate goal in view of the high degree of poverty and inequality in the country. It is important to recognize that growth is not only essential, but that it is needed over sufficiently long periods and with sufficiently pro-poor impact so that all segments of the population can expect a notable improvement in their lives and their livelihoods. The first part of the recovery after the deep crisis in 2001 has been successful in delivering strong growth with positive effects on the living standards of the population, especially the poor. Nevertheless, the persistence of sound macroeconomic policies in the future, as well as the implementation of other key policies, will be crucial to observe high growth rates and further reductions in poverty and inequality.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Valdovinos, Carlos Fernández
author_facet Valdovinos, Carlos Fernández
author_sort Valdovinos, Carlos Fernández
title Growth, Inequality, and Social Equity in Argentina
title_short Growth, Inequality, and Social Equity in Argentina
title_full Growth, Inequality, and Social Equity in Argentina
title_fullStr Growth, Inequality, and Social Equity in Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Growth, Inequality, and Social Equity in Argentina
title_sort growth, inequality, and social equity in argentina
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/11/6482249/growth-inequality-social-equity-argentina
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10318
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