Uruguay : Maintaining Social Equity in a Changing Economy

This report focuses on understanding key issues related to poverty, vulnerability and social policy in the context of a changing Uruguayan economy. Because the country is highly urbanized (90 percent), and data on rural areas are scant, most of the analysis in this study focuses on urban areas. Chapter 1 presents a profile of poverty and its trends in the nineties using household survey data. Chapter 2 looks at changes in the structure of the economy and the link with problems of unemployment, underemployment, and labor insecurity over the past decade. Chapter 3 focuses on the specific issues of marginalization and vulnerability based on a qualitative study carried out in poor urban neighborhoods surrounding Montevideo. Chapter 4 analyzes Government social expenditures, with particular emphasis on how effective these expenditures are at reaching the poor and meeting the needs of vulnerable groups. Background papers with detailed analysis are also available under separate cover. Policy recommendations are included in this summary.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2001-07-17
Subjects:	AGED, AGING, ANNUAL GROWTH, BUDGET PROCESSES, BUSINESS CYCLE, CIVIL SOCIETY, CLIMATE, CONSUMPTION PATTERNS, COST RECOVERY, COUNTRY SPECIFIC, CPI, CRIME, CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION, CURRENCY UNIT, DAY CARE, DECISION MAKING, DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE, DEREGULATION, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC REFORM, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, EXPENDITURE REVIEW, EXPENDITURE SURVEY, EXTREME POVERTY, FAMILIES, FAMILY PLANNING, FINANCIAL MEANS, FOOD BASKET, FOOD CONSUMPTION, FOOD EXPENDITURES, GLOBAL ECONOMY, GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES, GROWTH RATES, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, HEALTH EDUCATION, HEALTH EXPENDITURES, HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE, HEALTH SECTOR, HOSPITALS, HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, HOUSING, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, INCOME DATA, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INCOME INEQUALITY, INCOME LEVEL, INCOME LEVELS, INDEXATION, INDUSTRIAL SECTOR, INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES, INFORMAL SECTOR, INTERVENTION, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, LABOR FORCE, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKETS, LAND USE, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LOW INCOME, MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, MANUFACTURING SECTOR, MEDICAL INSURANCE, MIGRATION, MINIMUM WAGE, MOTHERS, NATIONAL INCOME, NUTRITION, NUTRITIONISTS, PENSION SYSTEM, PER CAPITA INCOME, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, POLICY CHANGES, POLICY ISSUES, POOR AREAS, POOR CHILDREN, POOR PEOPLE, POPULATION GROWTH, POVERTY CHANGES, POVERTY LEVEL, POVERTY LEVELS, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY LINES, POVERTY PROFILE, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY STATUS, POVERTY TRENDS, PREGNANCY, PRIVATE INSURANCE, PRIVATE SECTOR, PROFESSIONS, PUBLIC EDUCATION, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH CARE, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SPACE, PUBLIC SPENDING, PUBLIC UTILITIES, REAL WAGES, REFORM EFFORTS, RELATIVE POSITION, RELATIVE PRICES, RURAL AREAS, RURAL POOR, SCHOOLS, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL EXCLUSION, SOCIAL EXPENDITURES, SOCIAL INCLUSION, SOCIAL INDICATORS, SOCIAL INSURANCE, SOCIAL NETWORKS, SOCIAL PERFORMANCE, SOCIAL POLICIES, SOCIAL POLICY, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL SPENDING, TERTIARY EDUCATION, UNEMPLOYED ADULTS, UNEMPLOYMENT, URBAN AREAS, URBAN CENTERS, URBAN POPULATION, URBAN POVERTY, VIOLENCE, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WIDOWS, WORKERS, WORKING CONDITIONS, WORKING POOR SOCIAL POLICY, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, UNDEREMPLOYMENT, MARGINALIZATION, GOVERNMENT SPENDING POLICY, POVERTY ESTIMATES, LABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS, GOVERNMENT POLICY, SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE POOR, SOCIAL INEQUALITY, EDUCATIONAL FINANCING, HEALTH FINANCE, FEEDING PROGRAMS, PENSION FUNDS, CASH TRANSFERS, HOUSING COSTS, SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS, NUTRITION PROGRAMS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/07/1570704/uruguay-maintaining-social-equity-changing-economy https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15486
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