Conflicts and political instability have been serious constraints to growth in Guinea-Bissau. Of special concern was the civil war of 1998, which lasted 11 months and led to substantial loss of life as well as to a massive decrease in GDP per capita. Based on research on the economic cost of...

This paper aims to facilitate the understanding of the phenomena of poverty and inequality in the Peruvian society and, by extension, in other countries in Latin America through the use of the novel “Un mundo para Julius” by Alfredo Bryce Echenique with the framework proposed by the World...

The objective of this paper is to take stock of the changes in the economy and in economic and social policies in Latin America in the last 30 years in which to frame the changes in poverty and inequality in the region. Thus, the main thesis of the paper argues that, beyond the improvements that...

Conflict and political instability have considerably weakened Guinea-Bissau’s productive infrastructure during the past three decades. This situation has contributed to an increase in the degree of vulnerability of the population, especially in rural areas. As growth has been weak, poverty...