Labor heterogeneity and processes of impoverishment in Argentinian households (2003-2017)

The persistence of high poverty levels in Latin America, after a decade of retraction, brings the issue back to the center of the regional social agenda. This paper examines various factors that reproduce poverty, based on the Argentinian case. Using a quantitative design and multi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Poy, Santiago
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Problemas del Desarrollo. Revista Latinoamericana de Economía
Idioma:español
inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/69486
Acceso en línea:https://www.probdes.iiec.unam.mx/index.php/pde/article/view/69486
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:pobreza
reproducción de los hogares
heterogeneidad estructural
distribución del ingreso
estructura ocupacional
poverty
household reproduction
structural heterogeneity
income distribution
occupational structure
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Sumario:The persistence of high poverty levels in Latin America, after a decade of retraction, brings the issue back to the center of the regional social agenda. This paper examines various factors that reproduce poverty, based on the Argentinian case. Using a quantitative design and multivariate techniques, this study explores the effects of structural heterogeneity of occupational systems in household economic reproduction under different political-economic phases. The results demonstrate the persistence of marked inequalities in occupational structure –even after a period of high growth–and the rigidity of the labor income distribution pattern. The heterogeneity of the occupational structure determines the reproductive capacities of households and causes selective processes of impoverishment.