World's most unequal regions. (UN Reported: News on the United Nations System at Work).Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and the Caribbean did not improve income distribution during the 1990s and remain the "most unequal in the world", states a 26 September report by the UN Economic Commission for Latin America Noun 1. Economic Commission for Latin America - the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: "Social Panorama of Latin America 2000-2001", it reveals that the wealthiest 10 per cent of the region's households held a share of total income that averaged 19 times higher than that received by the poorest 40 per cent. Statistics from countries of the region indicated that, except for Costa Rica Costa Rica (kŏs`tə rē`kə), officially Republic of Costa Rica, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,016,000), 19,575 sq mi (50,700 sq km), Central America. and Uruguay, the richest tenth of all households appropriated more than 30 per cent of income. |
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