Nicaragua
Throughout the 1990s,
Nicaragua has experienced severe economic and social polarization
characterized by a burgeoning informal sector fueled by an uneducated
population. Nearly a quarter of the workforce is unemployed or
underemployed. This unemployment and underemployment are much
more severe among youth, particularly in urban areas.
Government policies have succeeded in reducing inflation but, at the same time, the gap between the minimum wage and the cost of living has increased, making life harder for those at the low end of the economic scale. In fact, almost half of Nicaragua's population lives below the poverty line. Income distribution is extremely skewed, with the richest 1% of the population receiving a greater portion of total income than the bottom 50%.
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Source:
CRIES —
Coordinadora Regional
de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales
Iglesia El Carmen
1 c. al norte
Apartado 3516
Managua, Nicaragua
Tel: +505-222-5217; +505-222-5137
Fax: +505-268-1565
Email: cries@nicarao.org.ni
Home page: http://www.cries.org/
Data posted: February 2, 2001.
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