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Indigenous Peoples, Poverty, and Human Development in Latin America Watch Video Connection Speed: High Speed Low Speed    Event Title : Indigenous Peoples, Poverty, and Human Development in Latin America Date : 2/23/2006 Duration : 98 minutes Language  : English Country/Region : World Keyword :  Human Development  Poverty  Rural Development Presenter : Shelton Davis Gillette  Hall Harry Patrinos Guillermo Perry George Psacharopoulos | Related Material | Recommendations |Related B-SPAN Videos |  DESCRIPTION  Indigenous people represent 10 percent of Latin America’s total population, but they are also its most disadvantaged group. To address this inequality more directly, the World Bank InfoShop launched Indigenous Peoples, Poverty, and Human Development in Latin America with an expert panel on February 23, 2006, at Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C. The book is a collection of research on demographic and social changes for the region’s indigenous peoples, and analyzes the data to determine where improvements are needed in development projects. The panel was chaired by Guillermo Perry, Chief Economist for the World Bank’s Latin America and Caribbean region, who joined from Colombia by videoconference. Gillette Hall, one of the book’s editors and a Bank economist, discussed the history of inequality for indigenous people in Latin America, and the current spending for social programs in the region. Harry Patrinos, book coeditor, continued the summary of the book’s findings by reporting its recommendations: increased funding, programs targeting indigenous mothers, accountability, and better data collection. Shelton Davis, Senior Fellow at George Washington University’s Center for Latin American Studies, discussed how the book and its predecessors had altered the Bank’s approach in Latin America. George Psacharopoulos, a former Education Advisor to the Bank and author of a previous publication on indigenous people, discussed the history of similar projects at the Bank, certain analytical aspects of the featured book, and recommendations for further research. Perry closed the panel, noting the qualities of successful poverty reduction programs in the region, and then opened the floor to questions. The audience asked about the legislative representation for indigenous people, discrimination, and political situations. Following Perry’s closing remarks, Davis spoke out on the necessity of working with political parties to gain access to legislatures, and a few observations about indigenous-run corporations.  RELATED MATERIALS   Indigenous Peoples, Poverty, and Human Development in Latin America Related World Bank and Other Links: World Bank: Indigenous Peoples World Bank: Latin America and Caribbean Related B-SPAN Events: Integrating Local Knowledge into Natural Resource Management Projects RELATED B-SPAN EVENTS Human Development (150) Poverty (258) Rural Development (38)