Understanding the Poverty Impact of the Global Financial Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean: Vietnam's Remarkable Progress on Poverty Reduction and Emerging Challenges

This Study Documents The Effects Of The 2008-09 Global Financial Crisis On Poverty In Latin America And The Caribbean (lac). In Doing So, It Describes And Decomposes The Effects Of The Crisis On Poverty Using Data From Comparable Household Budget Surveys For Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, And Uruguay, And Labor Force Surveys For Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, And Uruguay. The Study Also Provides Macro-micro Modeling Of Crisis And No-crisis Scenarios For Mexico And Brazil, As Well As The Big Picture And Program-specific Details Of Social Protection Policy Responses For These Countries And More. Ch.1. Overview -- Ch.2. Highlights Of The Macro Effects Of The 2008-09 Global Financial Crisis -- Ch.3. Changes In Poverty And Inequality In Latin America During The Great Depression -- Ch.4. Labor Market Adjustment In Latin America During The Great Depression -- Ch.5. Brazil And Mexico Facing The 2008-09 Financial Crisis : Still Fragile Or Becoming Stronger? -- Ch.6. The Role Of Social Protection In The Crisis In Latin America And The Caribbean -- Boxes -- Figures -- Maps -- Tables. Margaret Grosh, Maurizio Bussolo, And Samuel Freije, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References.