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MANZANO, Fernando. The heterogeneity of the bono demographic between the countries of Latin America. Estudios Socioterritoriales [online]. 2016, vol.19. ISSN 1853-4392.

In the science knowledge of demographic changes in the structure of the population as a result of demographic trends, is a long-standing. However, the concept of demographic bonus that refers to increasing the participation of the groups in ages potentially productive as an opportunity for developing countries, was first proposed in the year 1998. This paper promotes the doubt about the general conclusions that refers the demographic bonus. Through two objectives, the first, is to demonstrate the theoretical inconsistencies of the concept of the demographic bonus, and the second empirical, visibility is the diversity of possible outcomes in the countries of the region, and the situation of structural advantage of countries in the category of most advanced transition by on the rest of the countries of the region.

Palabras clave : Demographic bonus; Heterogeneity; Latin America.

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