Information on "Literacy" and "Americas"
May 2008
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May 2008
"Illiteracy" Revisited: What Ortega and Rodríguez Read in the Household Survey
Author: David Rosnick, Mark Weisbrot
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This paper challenges the conclusions of an econometric analysis by Daniel Ortega and Francisco Rodríguez on the effects on literacy of the Misión Robinson program in Venezuela. More on «"Illiteracy" Revisited: What Ortega and Rodríguez Read in the Household Survey»
May 2006
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May 2006
Poverty Rates in Venezuela
Author: Mark Weisbrot, David Rosnick, Luis Sandova
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
The publication examines media statements of major newspapers, television and radio programs, which reported poverty had increased under the government of Hugo Chavez. More on «Poverty Rates in Venezuela»
April 1993
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Apr 1993
The Challenges of Vietnam's Reconstruction
Author: A Terry Rambo, Nguyen Mann Hung, Neil L Jamieson
Publisher: East-West Center (EWC)
This paper focuses on the position of the US concerning development in Vietnam as well as the challenges the country faces, namely feeding of the rapidly growing population, maintaining high literacy rates (despite shortages of land and money), the e... More on «The Challenges of Vietnam's Reconstruction »
