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 The Regional Award for Innovation in Statistics that was launched by Team for Statistical Development of the Poverty and Gender Unit in mid-July received a total of 151 applications prior to the deadline on September 21 st. For more information, please see the website in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
In February 2007 the Poverty and Gender Unit received a Knowledge and Learning Small Grant for the purpose of organizing a series of Knowledge Exchanges entitled, Working for Results: Case Studies of M&E in Latin America today.  More  Economic Opportunities for Indigenous Peoples in Latin Americaexamines why the majority of Latin America’s 28 million indigenous peoples are not able to increase their earnings and boost their living standards. Case Studies
 Dominican Republic Poverty Assessment: Achieving More Pro-Poor Growth. The Dominican Republic (DR) ranked among the fastest growing economies in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in the 1990s.
 Decentralized Service Delivery for the Poor. Mexico has achieved major expansion in the coverage of social programs, especially for the poor. But the country still faces the challenge of improving program quality and accountability, which remain low by Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) standards.
Honduras Poverty Assessment: Attaining Poverty Reduction. Poverty in Honduras has hardly changed since 1998, despite positive economic growth at about 3 percent annually in real terms. 
Peru Poverty Assessment Opportunities for All. Peru faces high levels of poverty and inequality. In 2004, just over half of Peru’s population was poor and about 20 percent were extremely poor. A main focus of this report is to explain why growth has not translated into more rapid poverty reduction.  Redistributing Income to the Poor and the Rich: Public Transfers in Latin America and the Caribbean-2005 This study measures the extent to which publicly-subsidized transfers in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) redistribute income.
Bolivia Poverty Assessment-2005. Bolivia faces high levels of persistent poverty and inequality. In 2002, 65 percent of the population was living in poverty and, of that, nearly 40 percent in extreme poverty.  El Salvador Poverty Assessment-2005
El Salvador has registered a number of important socio-economic gains in the decade-plus since the return to peace.
 Mexico Poverty Assessment-2005 Mexico still faces challenges such as reducing urban poverty and making its social protection system less regressive and more equitable so as to provide coverage for more of its poor.
 Mexico Poverty Assessment-2004
Between 1996 and 2002, Mexico made progress in its poverty reduction efforts, particularly on extreme poverty, but poverty remains a basic challenge for the country's development.
.jpg) Nicaragua Poverty Assessment-2004In spite of drought, the onset of a coffee crisis, and the devastation of Hurricane Mitch, overall poverty in Nicaragua fell from 50.3 percent in 1993 to 45.8 percent in 2001. However, extreme poverty continues to be overwhelmingly rural.
 Ecuador Poverty Assessment- 2004
Social outcomes and access to basic services in Ecuador have improved slowly but continuously since 1990, while monetary poverty has increased. The focus of this report is on monetary poverty and its determinants.
 Uruguay Poverty Assessment Update-2003
After a decade of continuous growth, the Uruguayan economy experienced a recession in the years 1998-2001 and registered further contraction in 2002, following the unraveling of the Argentinean crisis in late 2001. This report describes the impact of the recession on the poor and how it contributed to increase the vulnerability and inequality in the country, despite appropriate measures taken by the government.
 Argentina Poverty Assessment- 2003 An in-depth, multi-dimensional analysis of poverty to examine the impact of government policies and spending on the poor, and to use the empirical findings to identify options and priorities for poverty reduction in the future.
Accounting for Poverty in Infrastructure Reform: Learning from Latin America's Experience
Throughout Latin America, 125 million people lack access to safe water, 200 million are without adequate sanitation, and an estimated 70 million lack access to modern energy supplies. This new study explains ways in which infrastructure reform may impinge on the welfare of poor households, identifies policy instruments for attenuating the impact of infrastructure reform on the poor, and provides guidance on how to define the appropriate social strategy for any particular country or infrastructure sector.
 Labor Market Reform
Inequality
Reaching the MDG's
Poverty Reduction Strategy Sourcebook
Brazil: Inequality and Economic Development(Poverty Report 2003)
GUATEMALA - Poverty Assessment Report 2003
COLOMBIA - Poverty Report 2002
BOLIVIA: Poverty Diagnostic 2000
CHILE: Poverty and Income Distribution in a High Growth Economy:
The Case of CHILE 1987-98 (2001)
HONDURAS: Poverty Diagnostic (2001)
MEXICO: Earnings Inequality after Mexico's Economic and Educational Reforms (2001)
NICARAGUA: Challenges and Opportunities for Poverty Reduction, (2001)
URUGUAY: Maintaining Social Equity in a Changing Economy (2001)
URUGUAY: Preservación de la equidad social en una economía cambiante(2001) s
VENEZUELA: Investing In Human Capital for Growth, Prosperity and Poverty Reduction (2001)
Poor People in a Rich Country: A Poverty Report for Argentina - 2000
Poverty and Income Distribution in a High Growth Economy:The Case of CHILE 1987-98
Haiti: The Challenges of Poverty Reduction, 1998
Honduras: Poverty Diagnosis 2000
Mexico: Earnings Inequality after Mexico's Economic and Educational Reforms, 2001
Nicaragua Poverty Assessment: Challenges and Opportunities for Poverty Reduction, 2001
Panama Poverty Report 1999
Uruguay Poverty Report, 2001
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela: Investing In Human Capital for Growth, Prosperity
and Poverty Reduction (2001)
Accounting for Poverty in Infrastructure Reform:Learning from Latin America's Experience (2002)
Cómo considerar la pobreza en las reformas de infraestructura:Lecciones de la experiencia en América Latina (2002) s
Measurement and Meaning:Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for the Analysis of Poverty and Social Exclusion in Latin America (2001)
Poverty and Policy in Latin America(2000)
Poverty and Policy in Latin America(2000 Full Document)
Attacking Extreme Poverty: Learning from the Experience of the International Movement ATD Fourth World (2001)
Infrastructure Reform and the Poor:Learning from Latin America's Experience (2001)
Barriers to Riches - Differences in living standards across countries
Other Regional Poverty Analysis Publications:  Analytical and Advisory Activities
Evaluations
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