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Why is middle-class growth in Latin America slowing?
Although poverty has continued to decrease in Latin America, middle class growth has stalled since the economic slowdown.
Oscar Calvo-Gonzalez is Practice Manager in the Poverty and Equity Global Practice of the World Bank
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Why are indigenous people more likely to be poor?
Indigenous people in Latin America face poverty rates that are twice as high as the average.
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Will social mobility continue in Latin America?
The largest socio-economic group in Latin America have escaped poverty, but are not yet middle class.
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