This publication is a collection of several articles which illustrate how to enhance the quality of life of the poor, how to enable all members of society to become productive economic agents, and how to include them in a more democratic society. It presents an overview of the current situation of poverty and inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean, and discusses ways in which the market can help reduce them. It also provides recommendations and measures for both policy makers and actors of the private sector on how to integrate the poor as consumers, producer and supplier into the market and on how to overcome the challenges mentioned.