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1 – 10 of 10The success is reducing the Gini coefficient from 0.61 in 2002 was based mainly on reducing poverty through greater state investment and increased employment, rather than measures…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267886
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The economic damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will be less severe than in other parts of Latin America. It is nevertheless weighing on activity, with structural weaknesses…
BOLIVIA: Inequality progress may be slow to recover
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES267897
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The economy, however, is in dire straits. Widespread shortages of everyday supplies are reminiscent of the crisis that followed collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s. Economic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254181
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COVID-19.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252544
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The second quarter will almost certainly be worse. COVID-19 containment measures have hit consumption and investment while a US slowdown in the first half of the year has weighed…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB255105
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With the economy expected to contract by at least 5.4% this year, government measures to cushion the effects of the crisis are unlikely to be enough to stem worsening hardship for…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256305
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The contraction, after several years of robust growth, will stem from a deep recession and measures to contain the spread of COVID-19.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253192
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Latin America is now the global hotspot for the pandemic, with over 2mn cases and 100,000 deaths
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-GA253610
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Aid budgets are being cut and priorities are shifting from humanitarian aid when it is needed more than ever