TY - BOOK AU - De Geyndt,Willy TI - Social development and absolute poverty in Asia and Latin America SN - 0821336959 AV - HN652.7 .D44 1996 U1 - 306.095 20 PY - 1996/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - World Bank KW - Social indicators KW - Asia KW - Latin America KW - Poverty KW - Social conditions KW - Statistics KW - Economic conditions N1 - Includes bibliographical references N2 - "Using econometric techniques analyzes causes of widespread poverty in Latin America and the 10 largest East and South Asian countries. Concludes that slow economic growth is not the only explanatory variable, and cites importance of schools and health care"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57 ER -