Indigenous Peoples, Poverty, and Development

by Hall, Gillette H.; Patrinos, Harry Anthony

• ISBN13: 9781107020573
• ISBN10: 1107020573
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-04-30
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

This is the first book that documents poverty systematically for the world's indigenous peoples in developing regions in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The volume compiles results for roughly 85 percent of the world's indigenous peoples. It draws on nationally representative data to compare trends in countries' poverty rates and other social indicators with those for indigenous sub-populations and provides comparable data for a wide range of countries all over the world. It estimates global poverty numbers and analyzes other important development indicators, such as schooling, health and social protection. Provocatively, the results show a marked difference in results across regions, with rapid poverty reduction among indigenous (and non-indigenous) populations in Asia contrasting with relative stagnation – and in some cases falling back – in Latin America and Africa.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Indigenous peoples and development goals: a global snapshot

Becoming indigenous

Central Africa: the case of the pygmies Prospere

China: a case study in rapid poverty reduction

India: the scheduled tribes

Laos: ethno-linguistic diversity and disadvantage

Vietnam: a widening poverty gap for ethnic minorities

Latin America

Towards a better future for the world's indigenous peoples

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