The 1999-2000 edition of the Social Panorama of Latin America examines the growing social vulnerability of the population, the main features of the pattern of occupational stratification associated with newly emerging modes of development, the living conditions of children and adolescents and of older adults, which are two particularly vulnerable groups, and the institutional and social implications of drug production, trafficking and use in the region. Social vulnerability is manifested in the feelings of being at risk and unsafe and the sensation of helplessness that have overtaken a…
Summary
This document looks at seven major indicators of poverty in the region: infant mortality; malnutrition; communicable diseases; employment and income; education; social services such as water, sanitation and housing; and the incidence of natural disasters. There is also some focus on crime and violence and the issue of illicit drugs, as expressions of social deterioration.…
En la edición 1999-2000 del Panorama social de América Latina se examinan la creciente vulnerabilidad social que afecta a la población, los principales rasgos del patrón de estratificación ocupacional que surge de las nuevas modalidades de desarrollo, las condiciones de vida de los niños y adolescentes y los adultos mayores, dos grupos especialmente vulnerables, y las consecuencias institucionales y sociales de la producción, tráfico y consumo de drogas en la región. La vulnerabilidad social se manifiesta en la sensación de riesgo, inseguridad e indefensión que actualmente alberga a la mayoría…
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