Measuring Inequality of Opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean

, by UK, Palgrave Macmillan; Paes de Barros, Ricardo; Ferreira, Francisco H. G.; Molinas Vega, Jose R; Saavedra Chanduvi, Jaime

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ISBN: 9780821377451 | 0821377450
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 11/12/2008

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This title introduces new methods, such as an innovative Human Opportunity Index, for measuring inequality of opportunities and makes an assessment of its evolution in Latin America and the Caribbean over a decade.

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Foreword
Abbreviations
Overview	p. 1
Inequality of Opportunity: What It Is, How It Can Be Measured, and Why It Matters	p. 23
A Human Opportunity Index for Children	p. 55
Uses and Policy Applications of the Human Opportunity Index	p. 85
Inequality of Economic Opportunity in Seven Latin American Countries	p. 125
Inequality of Opportunity in Educational Achievement in Five Latin American Countries	p. 151
Appendix	p. 171
Index	p. 181
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Measuring Inequality of Opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean

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