Francisco H G Ferreira: 4 books
by Francisco H. G. Ferreira, Julian Messina, Jamele Rigolini
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2012
After decades of stagnation, the size of Latin America's middle class recently expanded to the point where, for the first time ever, the number of people in poverty is equal to the size of the middle class. This volume investigates the nature, determinants and possible consequences of this remarkable...
by Francisco H. G. Ferreira, Julian Messina, Jamele Rigolini
Language: Spanish
Release Date: April 10, 2013
Language: Spanish
Release Date: April 10, 2013
Tras décadas de estancamiento, la población de clase media en América Latina y el Caribe ha aumentado en un 50%-de aproximadamente 100 millones de personas en 2003 a 150 millones (o un 30% de la población del continente) en 2009. Durante este periodo, el porcentaje de la población pobre disminuyó...
by Ferreira Francisco H. G.; Molinas Vega Jose R; Paes de Barros Ricardo; Saavedra Chanduvi Jaime
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2008
Equality of opportunity is about leveling the playing field so that circumstances such as gender, ethnicity, place of birth, or family background do not influence a person's life chances. Success in life should depend on people's choices, effort and talents, not to their circumstances at birth. Measuring...
by Hentschel Jesko; Aran Meltem; Can Raif; Ferreira Francisco H.G.; Gignoux Jérémie; Uraz Arzu
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2010
Children in Turkey have vastly different odds of success. Their paths are affected by factors over which they have no control, such as how wealthy or educated their parents and even grandparents are. By investing in its children and youth, Turkey can create a virtuous cycle whereby these children and...