Rural Poverty in Latin America

EDWARD BABIER Reader, Department of Environment Economics, University of YorkMICHAEL CARTER Professor, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin-MadisonRODRIGO A. CHAVES Financial Economist, Sector Leadership Group, The World Bank, Washington, DCCARLA DELLA MAGGIORA Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of MarylandALEJANDRA COX EDWARDS Professor, Department of Economics, California State UniversityROBERTO P. KORZENIEWICZ Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology,University of MarylandPETER LANJOUW Economist, Poverty Research Department, The World BankCLAUDIA ROMANO Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of MarylandSUSANNA SANCHEZ Consulting Economist, Sector Leadership Group, The World Bank, Washington, DCTIMOTHY S. THOMAS Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of MarylandEDUARDO ZEGARRA Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Preface Foreword List of Abbreviations Contributors Fighting Rural Poverty in Latin America: New Evidence and Policy; R.López & A.Valdés PART I: THEMATIC STUDIES A Rural Poverty Profile of the Region; A.Valdés Rural Poverty, Women, and Indigenous Groups in Latin America; R.P.Korzeniewicz Land Markets and the Persistence of Rural Poverty: Post-Liberalization Policy Options; M.R.Carter & E.Zegarra Wage Employment and Rural Poverty Alleviation; A.C.Edwards Rural Non-Agricultural Employment and Poverty in Latin America: Evidence from Ecuador and El Salvador; P.Lanjouw Poverty, Entrepreneurs, and Financial Markets in the Rural Areas of Mexico; R.A.Chaves & S.M.Sánchez Rural Poverty and Natural Resource Degradation; E.Barbier PART II: CASE STUDIES Determinants of Rural Poverty in Chile: Evaluating the Role of Public Extension/Credit Programs and Other Factors; R.López Determinants of Rural Poverty in Colombia; R.López & A.Valdés Rural Poverty in Honduras: Asset Distribution and Liquidity Constraints; R.López & C.Romano Rural Poverty in Paraguay: The Determinants of Farm-Household Income; R.López & T.Thomas Rural Poverty in El Salvador: A Quantitative Analysis; R.López Rural Poverty in Peru: Stylized Facts and Analytics for Policy; R.López & C.Maggiora Notes References Index