Inequality in Latin America : breaking with history? / David de Ferranti [and others].

Published:: Washington, DC : The World Bank, [2004]
Copyright Date:: ©2004
Physical Description:: xii, 380 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Additional Creators:: De Ferranti, David M.

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Series:

World Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies. Viewpoints

Contents:

Introduction : Motivation and conceptual framework -- Different lives : inequality in Latin America -- Group-based inequalities : the roles of race, ethnicity, and gender -- Historical roots of inequality in Latin America -- State-society interactions as sources of persistence and change in inequality -- Economic mechanisms for the persistence of high inequality in Latin America -- Policies on assets and services -- Policies on markets and institutions -- Taxation, public expenditures, and transfers.

Subject(s):

Equality—Latin America
Equality—Caribbean Area
Latin America—Social conditions—1982-
Caribbean Area—Social conditions—1945-
Latin America—Economic conditions—1982-
Caribbean Area—Economic conditions—1945-

ISBN:

0821356658

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-380).

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