"Good overview of recent changes in the characteristics of poverty and the social policies implemented by the State. Provides statistical overview of recent trends in poverty and income distribution, an assessment of patterns of State expenditure in some relevant areas, and a discussion of...

"Proceedings of a conference of better-known scholars in the social areas. While informative and indicative of the state of thinking on poverty in Venezuelan academic circles, only a few of the chapters present new analysis. Much of the empirical reference is not referenced, limiting its...