Poverty reduction remains one of the main challenges for Latin America at the end of the 20th century. We argue that poverty in Latin America or at least the 'excess poverty' given the level of income in the region, is a problem caused mainly by high inequality. But, income inequality in the...

This work builds on previous research to develop a methodology that simplifies the identification of the best policy options for poverty alleviation in a given country. When a population can be divided into subgroups according to an easily identifiable characteristic, the problem of alleviating...