Overview
- Presents empirical investigations of different moments of the life course in four Latin American countries
- Proposes a more holistic analytical view on poverty, inequality, and social issues in Latin America
- Analyzes relations of inequality that cause persistent poverty and critically examines low paid labor
Part of the book series: Governance, Development, and Social Inclusion in Latin America (GDSILA)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Childhood, Poverty and Child Labor
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Youth, Poverty and Labor
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Adulthood, Poverty and Domestic Paid Work
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About this book
This edited volume studies the complex interrelation of poverty, work, and different stages in the life course, and how it contributes to the permanent existence of poverty and inequality in vulnerable groups in society. Mechanisms of productions and reproduction of these relationships are identified through empirical research carried out in four Latin American countries: Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, and Cuba. This book centers on the experiences of individuals in those less favored social groups who may have suffered structural poverty for decades, or who may have been simply deprived of a basic income to cover their most essential needs.
Reviews
“This book is a valuable contribution to understanding the complexity of social inequality in Latin America and for the design of public policies. Sharing the focus on life course and the reconstruction of work trajectories of vulnerable sectors in different countries and moments of life, the chapters show that daily work is imperative in life in poverty.” (Amalia Eguía, Professor of Poverty & Social Inequalities, National University of La Plata, Argentina)
“Undoubtedly, this consists of an unprecedented work which unravels the complexity of life in poverty in four Latin American countries. A sensitive and in-depth life-course analysis of work trajectories, from childhood to adulthood, in the present context of cultural and economic globalization of the South.” (Lucia Rabello de Castro, Full Professor of Childhood and Youth, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
María Eugenia Rausky is Researcher at Argentina’s National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) and Professor at Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina.
Mariana Chaves is Researcher at Argentina’s National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) and Professor at Universidad Nacional de La Plata and Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, Argentina.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Living and Working in Poverty in Latin America
Book Subtitle: Trajectories of Children, Youth, and Adults
Editors: María Eugenia Rausky, Mariana Chaves
Series Title: Governance, Development, and Social Inclusion in Latin America
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00901-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-00900-7Published: 21 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-00901-4Published: 07 December 2018
Series ISSN: 2569-1341
Series E-ISSN: 2569-1333
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 187
Topics: Latin American Politics, Development and Social Change, Regional Development, Development and Sustainability, Development Aid