Measuring Inequality Of Opportunities In Latin America And The Caribbean

Business & Finance, Economics, Economic Development
Cover of the book Measuring Inequality Of Opportunities In Latin America And The Caribbean by Ferreira Francisco H. G.; Molinas Vega Jose R; Paes de Barros Ricardo; Saavedra Chanduvi Jaime, World Bank
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Author: Ferreira Francisco H. G.; Molinas Vega Jose R; Paes de Barros Ricardo; Saavedra Chanduvi Jaime ISBN: 9780821377451
Publisher: World Bank Publication: November 12, 2008
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Ferreira Francisco H. G.; Molinas Vega Jose R; Paes de Barros Ricardo; Saavedra Chanduvi Jaime
ISBN: 9780821377451
Publisher: World Bank
Publication: November 12, 2008
Imprint:
Language: English
Equality of opportunity is about leveling the playing field so that circumstances such as gender, ethnicity, place of birth, or family background do not influence a person's life chances. Success in life should depend on people's choices, effort and talents, not to their circumstances at birth. Measuring Inequality of Opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean introduces new methods for measuring inequality of opportunities and makes an assessment of its evolution in Latin America over a decade.An innovative Human Opportunity Index and other parametric and non-parametric techniques are presented for quantifying inequality based on circumstances exogenous to individual efforts. These methods are applied to gauge inequality of opportunities in access to basic services for children, learning achievement for youth, and income and consumption for adults.
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Equality of opportunity is about leveling the playing field so that circumstances such as gender, ethnicity, place of birth, or family background do not influence a person's life chances. Success in life should depend on people's choices, effort and talents, not to their circumstances at birth. Measuring Inequality of Opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean introduces new methods for measuring inequality of opportunities and makes an assessment of its evolution in Latin America over a decade.An innovative Human Opportunity Index and other parametric and non-parametric techniques are presented for quantifying inequality based on circumstances exogenous to individual efforts. These methods are applied to gauge inequality of opportunities in access to basic services for children, learning achievement for youth, and income and consumption for adults.

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