Impact of the global crisis on the achievement of the MDGs in Latin America
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Progress towards the MDGs is expected to slow as a consequence of the global economic downturn. Th is study applies an economy-wide framework to analyze the impact of the crisis on MDG achievement in six Latin American countries. It fi nds signifi cant setbacks towards the goals and, in the case of the region’s low-income countries, the cost of achieving these would rise between 1.6 and 3.4 per cent of GDP per year between 2010 and 2015 as compared with a no-crisis scenario. Th e additional public spending would contribute to economic growth though not suffi ciently for full recovery to pre-crisis growth.
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