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Entries by Otaviano Canuto from 06/2012

Bucking the Trend: Poverty Reduction and Inequality in Latin America

| Posted 06.07.2012 | World
Read More: Income Inequality, Brazil, World Bank, Brics, Income Gap, Global Income Inequality, World Income Inequality, World News

Interestingly, this phenomenon -- mobility out of poverty accompanied by higher income concentrations and persistent inequality -- is evident in all regions of the world, with the exception of one: Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)

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Sewing Success: How Textile Jobs Help Reduce Poverty

| Posted 06.14.2012 | World
Read More: Developing Countries, China, World Bank, Textiles, Textile Workers, World News

For millions of poor, unskilled workers, textile manufacturing is a gateway to start getting out of poverty.

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Procrastination Is Costly, Action Is Priceless

| Posted 06.25.2012 | World
Read More: European Debt Crisis, Greece, World Bank, Spain Bailout, Eurozone, Greece Elections, Euro Crisis, Greece Bailout, World News

Haven't similar experiences in the debt crises of the 1980's, Russia in 1998, and Argentina in 2001 taught us that waiting too long to restructure in situations of clear insolvency can be more costly in the end?

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Drugging Development

| Posted 06.29.2012 | World
Read More: Drug Trafficking, War on Drugs, Drug War, World Bank, United Nations, Global Drug Trafficking, World News

Drug trafficking is nothing new. But with the current levels of violence we are seeing, its effects on society and economic activity are staggering.

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