Proceedings of 8th Asian Business Research Conference
1 - 2 April 2013, Bangkok, Thailand, ISBN: 978-1-922069-20-7
Persistence of Social Exclusion in Colombia
Aura Cecilia Pedraza Avella*
The objective of this research is to analyze the existence of social exclusion
situations which are persistent in Colombia (South America), comparing
2003 and 2008 data. First of all, the social exclusion in Colombia is
evaluated for each year of study through a multidimensional index. Then,
the situation in 2003 is compared to this of 2008, taking into account
differences between regions, genders, groups of age and incomes. Finally,
a comparison for age cohorts is done to evaluate the change of social
exclusion in this country. The results show that people have the risk of
falling in vicious circle through the time but, at least for some regions in
Colombia, individuals are finding forms of leaving social exclusion.
JEL Codes: A13, A14, I39, Z13
Field of research: Economics - Poverty and Human Development
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Dr. Aura Cecilia Pedraza Avella, School of Industrial and Business Studies, Universidad Industrial de
Santander, Colombia. Email : acecipe@uis.edu.co