Do Our Children Have a Chance? A Human Opportunity Report for Latin America and the Caribbean

This book reports on the status and evolution of human opportunity in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It builds on the 2008 publication in several directions. First, it uses newly available data to expand the set of opportunities and persona...

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Main Authors: Molinas Vega, José R., Paes de Barros, Ricardo, Saavedra Chanduvi, Jaime, Giugale, Marcelo, Cord, Louise J., Pessino, Carola, Hasan, Amer
Format: Publication
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
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topic ACCESS TO GOODS
ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
ACCESS TO SCHOOLING
ACCESSES
ADEQUATE NUTRITION
ADOLESCENTS
ANTIDISCRIMINATION
BASIC EDUCATION
BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
BASIC NUTRITION
BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES
BLIND
BULLETIN
CENSUS DATA
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILDREN START SCHOOL
CITIZENS
CITIZENSHIP
CIVIL RIGHTS
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
DEPENDENCY RATIO
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT PLANS
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DIARRHEAL DISEASES
DISCRIMINATION
DISEASES
DISSEMINATION
EARLY INTERVENTIONS
ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
EDUCATION SERVICES
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
EDUCATIONAL POLICIES
ENROLLMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
EQUAL ACCESS
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
EQUAL TREATMENT
EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES
EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
ETHNIC GROUP
ETHNIC GROUPS
FAMILY INCOME
FAMILY RESOURCES
FAMILY STRUCTURE
FEMALE
FORMAL SCHOOL
GENDER
GIRLS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTHY LIFE
HOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RIGHTS
INCOME INEQUALITY
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
INEQUALITIES
INEQUITIES
INFANT
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
KINDERGARTEN
LAND OWNERSHIP
LAWS
LEARNING
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LEGAL STATUS
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LIFE CYCLE
LOCAL POPULATION
MALNUTRITION
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MORTALITY
MOTHER
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NATURAL RESOURCES
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
NUTRITION
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
POLICY ANALYSIS
POLICY DISCUSSIONS
POLICY MAKERS
POOR FAMILIES
POPULATION SIZE
PREGNANCY
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT
PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PROGRESS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC POLICIES
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
QUALITY EDUCATION
QUALITY OF LIFE
QUALITY OF SERVICES
RACE
RADIO
RATES OF POPULATION
READING
REASONING
RESIDENCE
RESPECT
SAFE WATER
SAFETY
SANITATION
SANITATION FACILITIES
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL SYSTEM
SCHOOLS
SERVICE PROVISION
SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT
SOCIAL CONDITIONS
SOCIAL GROUP
SOCIAL JUSTICE
SOCIAL POLICIES
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL RIGHT
SOCIETAL GOAL
SOCIETIES
SOCIETY
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
TELEVISION
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION
VULNERABLE GROUP
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WILL
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
WORTH
YOUNG CHILDREN
spellingShingle ACCESS TO GOODS
ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
ACCESS TO SCHOOLING
ACCESSES
ADEQUATE NUTRITION
ADOLESCENTS
ANTIDISCRIMINATION
BASIC EDUCATION
BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
BASIC NUTRITION
BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES
BLIND
BULLETIN
CENSUS DATA
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILDREN START SCHOOL
CITIZENS
CITIZENSHIP
CIVIL RIGHTS
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
DEPENDENCY RATIO
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT PLANS
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DIARRHEAL DISEASES
DISCRIMINATION
DISEASES
DISSEMINATION
EARLY INTERVENTIONS
ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
EDUCATION SERVICES
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
EDUCATIONAL POLICIES
ENROLLMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
EQUAL ACCESS
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
EQUAL TREATMENT
EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES
EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
ETHNIC GROUP
ETHNIC GROUPS
FAMILY INCOME
FAMILY RESOURCES
FAMILY STRUCTURE
FEMALE
FORMAL SCHOOL
GENDER
GIRLS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTHY LIFE
HOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RIGHTS
INCOME INEQUALITY
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
INEQUALITIES
INEQUITIES
INFANT
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
KINDERGARTEN
LAND OWNERSHIP
LAWS
LEARNING
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LEGAL STATUS
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LIFE CYCLE
LOCAL POPULATION
MALNUTRITION
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MORTALITY
MOTHER
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NATURAL RESOURCES
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
NUTRITION
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
POLICY ANALYSIS
POLICY DISCUSSIONS
POLICY MAKERS
POOR FAMILIES
POPULATION SIZE
PREGNANCY
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT
PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PROGRESS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC POLICIES
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
QUALITY EDUCATION
QUALITY OF LIFE
QUALITY OF SERVICES
RACE
RADIO
RATES OF POPULATION
READING
REASONING
RESIDENCE
RESPECT
SAFE WATER
SAFETY
SANITATION
SANITATION FACILITIES
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL SYSTEM
SCHOOLS
SERVICE PROVISION
SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT
SOCIAL CONDITIONS
SOCIAL GROUP
SOCIAL JUSTICE
SOCIAL POLICIES
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL RIGHT
SOCIETAL GOAL
SOCIETIES
SOCIETY
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
TELEVISION
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION
VULNERABLE GROUP
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WILL
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
WORTH
YOUNG CHILDREN
Molinas Vega, José R.
Paes de Barros, Ricardo
Saavedra Chanduvi, Jaime
Giugale, Marcelo
Cord, Louise J.
Pessino, Carola
Hasan, Amer
Do Our Children Have a Chance? A Human Opportunity Report for Latin America and the Caribbean
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
relation Directions in development ; poverty
description This book reports on the status and evolution of human opportunity in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It builds on the 2008 publication in several directions. First, it uses newly available data to expand the set of opportunities and personal circumstances under analysis. The data are representative of about 200 million children living in 19 countries over the last 15 years. Second, it compares human opportunity in LAC with that of developed countries, among them the United States and France, two very different models of social policy. This allows for illuminating exercises in benchmarking and extrapolation. Third, it looks at human opportunity within countries, across regions, states, and cities. This gives us a preliminary glimpse at the geographic dimension of equity, and at the role that different federal structures play. The overall message that emerges is one of cautious hope. LAC is making progress in opening the doors of development to all, but it still has a long way to go. At the current pace, it would take, on average, a generation for the region to achieve universal access to just the basic services that make for human opportunity. Seen from the viewpoint of equity, even our most successful nations lag far behind the developed world, and intracounty regional disparities are large and barely converging. Fortunately, there is much policy makers can do about it.
format Publications & Research :: Publication
author Molinas Vega, José R.
Paes de Barros, Ricardo
Saavedra Chanduvi, Jaime
Giugale, Marcelo
Cord, Louise J.
Pessino, Carola
Hasan, Amer
author_facet Molinas Vega, José R.
Paes de Barros, Ricardo
Saavedra Chanduvi, Jaime
Giugale, Marcelo
Cord, Louise J.
Pessino, Carola
Hasan, Amer
author_sort Molinas Vega, José R.
title Do Our Children Have a Chance? A Human Opportunity Report for Latin America and the Caribbean
title_short Do Our Children Have a Chance? A Human Opportunity Report for Latin America and the Caribbean
title_full Do Our Children Have a Chance? A Human Opportunity Report for Latin America and the Caribbean
title_fullStr Do Our Children Have a Chance? A Human Opportunity Report for Latin America and the Caribbean
title_full_unstemmed Do Our Children Have a Chance? A Human Opportunity Report for Latin America and the Caribbean
title_sort do our children have a chance? a human opportunity report for latin america and the caribbean
publisher World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20111117235653
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2374
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spelling okr-10986-23742021-04-23T14:02:01Z Do Our Children Have a Chance? A Human Opportunity Report for Latin America and the Caribbean Molinas Vega, José R. Paes de Barros, Ricardo Saavedra Chanduvi, Jaime Giugale, Marcelo Cord, Louise J. Pessino, Carola Hasan, Amer ACCESS TO GOODS ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION ACCESS TO SCHOOLING ACCESSES ADEQUATE NUTRITION ADOLESCENTS ANTIDISCRIMINATION BASIC EDUCATION BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE BASIC NUTRITION BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES BLIND BULLETIN CENSUS DATA CHILD MORTALITY CHILDREN START SCHOOL CITIZENS CITIZENSHIP CIVIL RIGHTS DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEPENDENCY RATIO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT PLANS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DIARRHEAL DISEASES DISCRIMINATION DISEASES DISSEMINATION EARLY INTERVENTIONS ECONOMIC INEQUALITY EDUCATION SERVICES EDUCATION SYSTEMS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATIONAL POLICIES ENROLLMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS EQUAL ACCESS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EQUAL TREATMENT EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY ETHNIC GROUP ETHNIC GROUPS FAMILY INCOME FAMILY RESOURCES FAMILY STRUCTURE FEMALE FORMAL SCHOOL GENDER GIRLS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH CARE HEALTH SERVICES HEALTHY LIFE HOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS INCOME INEQUALITY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE INEQUALITIES INEQUITIES INFANT INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION KINDERGARTEN LAND OWNERSHIP LAWS LEARNING LEARNING OUTCOMES LEGAL STATUS LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIFE CYCLE LOCAL POPULATION MALNUTRITION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MORTALITY MOTHER NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF PEOPLE NUTRITION PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY ANALYSIS POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY MAKERS POOR FAMILIES POPULATION SIZE PREGNANCY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY PRIVATE SCHOOLS PROGRESS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SCHOOLS QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF LIFE QUALITY OF SERVICES RACE RADIO RATES OF POPULATION READING REASONING RESIDENCE RESPECT SAFE WATER SAFETY SANITATION SANITATION FACILITIES SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL SYSTEM SCHOOLS SERVICE PROVISION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT SOCIAL CONDITIONS SOCIAL GROUP SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL RIGHT SOCIETAL GOAL SOCIETIES SOCIETY STUDENT ASSESSMENT TELEVISION UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION VULNERABLE GROUP VULNERABLE GROUPS WILL WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION WORTH YOUNG CHILDREN This book reports on the status and evolution of human opportunity in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It builds on the 2008 publication in several directions. First, it uses newly available data to expand the set of opportunities and personal circumstances under analysis. The data are representative of about 200 million children living in 19 countries over the last 15 years. Second, it compares human opportunity in LAC with that of developed countries, among them the United States and France, two very different models of social policy. This allows for illuminating exercises in benchmarking and extrapolation. Third, it looks at human opportunity within countries, across regions, states, and cities. This gives us a preliminary glimpse at the geographic dimension of equity, and at the role that different federal structures play. The overall message that emerges is one of cautious hope. LAC is making progress in opening the doors of development to all, but it still has a long way to go. At the current pace, it would take, on average, a generation for the region to achieve universal access to just the basic services that make for human opportunity. Seen from the viewpoint of equity, even our most successful nations lag far behind the developed world, and intracounty regional disparities are large and barely converging. Fortunately, there is much policy makers can do about it. 2012-03-19T09:05:06Z 2012-03-19T09:05:06Z 2012 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20111117235653 978-0-8213-8699-6 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2374 English Directions in development ; poverty CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Latin America & Caribbean