Poverty in Latin America - Feelings/perceptions Vs Material Conditions

This Element derives subjective poverty lines for seven Latin American countries based on a Minimum Income Question included in household expenditure surveys. It then compares poverty incidence under the subjective and objective approach. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Objective and subjective approaches to poverty; 3. The definition of objective and subjective poverty lines; 4. Previous research about subjective poverty; 5. Data and methodological aspects; 6. Subjective and objective poverty; 7. Being income non poor but feeling poor: determinants; 8. Consumption and subjective poverty; 9. Policy implications and final remarks; Appendix.

Summary

This Element derives subjective poverty lines for seven Latin American countries based on a Minimum Income Question included in household expenditure surveys. It then compares poverty incidence under the subjective and objective approach. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Foreword

Income poverty does not completely coincide with feeling poor. Factors related to economic security reduce the probability of feeling poor.

Product details

• Authors: Verónica Amarante, Veronica (Universidad De La Republica) C Amarante, Veronica (University of the Republic) Co Amarante, Maira Colacce, Federico Scalese
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 30.06.2025
• EAN: 9781009542067
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0954206-7
• No. of pages: 94
• Series: Elements in Development Economics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; Latin America, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, Poverty & unemployment, International Economics, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Poverty and precarity