By assessing poverty in quantifiable terms the report presents what can be measured about the lives of indigenous people today yet recognizes that this approach is limited from reflecting all the needs and values of latin americas indigenous peoples. Indigenous peoples poverty and human development in latin america gillette hall h patrinos on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers indigenous people constitute a large portion of latin americas population and suffer from widespread poverty. Indigenous peoples poverty and human development in latin america 1994 2004 offers a sophisticated major advance in our understanding of the economic and social conditions of indigenous peoples. Indigenous peoples poverty and human development in latin america edited by gillette hall and harry anthony patrinos pcm includes bibliographical references and index 1 indigenous economic conditions 2 indigenous social conditions 3 economic development latin america 4 latin america economic policy 5 latin america social . Indigenous people constitute a large portion of latin americas population and suffer from widespread poverty this book provides the first rigorous assessment of changes in socio economic conditions among the regions indigenous people tracking progress in these indicators during the first international decade of indigenous peoples 1994 2004