ISBN:
9780821356654
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (396 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean : Breaking with History?
DDC:
305/.09729
Keywords:
Caribbean Area ; Economic conditions ; 1945-
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Caribbean Area ; Social conditions ; 1945-
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Equality ; Caribbean Area
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Equality ; Latin America
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Latin America ; Economic conditions ; 1982-
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Latin America ; Social conditions ; 1982-
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Summary -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Motivation and Conceptual Framework -- 1.1 A conceptual framework -- 1.2 The consequences of high inequality -- Part I: The Nature of Inequality in Latin America -- Chapter 2: Different Lives: Inequality in Latin America -- 2.1 Some conceptual issues -- 2.2 Income inequality and beyond -- 2.3 Measurement-related issues and data limitations -- 2.4 Inequality in Latin America in perspective -- 2.5 Looking inside household income -- 2.6 Inequality beyond income -- 2.7 Conclusions -- Chapter 3: Group-Based Inequalities: The Roles of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender -- 3.1 Who are the people of Latin America? -- 3.2 Inequality among individuals during the lifecycle -- 3.3 Would income inequality decline if returns to human capital were more equal? -- 3.4 Conclusions -- Part II: The Determinants of Inequality in Latin America -- Chapter 4: Historical Roots of Inequality in Latin America -- 4.1 Factor endowments, inequality, and institutions -- 4.2 The persistence of inequality: The colonial period -- 4.3 The persistence of inequality: Post-independence -- 4.4 The 20th century -- 4.5 The 21st century and beyond -- Chapter 5: State-Society Interactions as Sources of Persistence and Change in Inequality -- 5.1 Political and social structures as forces for the reproduction of inequality -- 5.2 The potential for equalizing political and social change -- 5.3 Conclusions -- Chapter 6: Economic Mechanisms for the Persistence of High Inequality in Latin America -- 6.1 Asset distributions: Education and land -- 6.2 Job match quality -- 6.3 Remuneration in the labor markets -- 6.4 Household formation -- 6.5 Conclusions -- Part III: Policies for Lower Inequality -- Chapter 7: Policies on Assets and Services -- 7.1 Education -- 7.2 Property rights, land, and housing.
Description / Table of Contents:
""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 1: Introduction: Motivation and Conceptual Framework""; ""1.1 A conceptual framework""; ""1.2 The consequences of high inequality""; ""Part I: The Nature of Inequality in Latin America""; ""Chapter 2: Different Lives: Inequality in Latin America""; ""2.1 Some conceptual issues""; ""2.2 Income inequality and beyond""; ""2.3 Measurement-related issues and data limitations""; ""2.4 Inequality in Latin America in perspective""; ""2.5 Looking inside household income""; ""2.6 Inequality beyond income""; ""2.7 Conclusions""
Description / Table of Contents:
""Chapter 3: Group-Based Inequalities: The Roles of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender""""3.1 Who are the people of Latin America?""; ""3.2 Inequality among individuals during the lifecycle""; ""3.3 Would income inequality decline if returns to human capital were more equal?""; ""3.4 Conclusions""; ""Part II: The Determinants of Inequality in Latin America""; ""Chapter 4: Historical Roots of Inequality in Latin America""; ""4.1 Factor endowments, inequality, and institutions""; ""4.2 The persistence of inequality: The colonial period""; ""4.3 The persistence of inequality: Post-independence""
Description / Table of Contents:
""4.4 The 20th century""""4.5 The 21st century and beyond""; ""Chapter 5: State-Society Interactions as Sources of Persistence and Change in Inequality""; ""5.1 Political and social structures as forces for the reproduction of inequality""; ""5.2 The potential for equalizing political and social change""; ""5.3 Conclusions""; ""Chapter 6: Economic Mechanisms for the Persistence of High Inequality in Latin America""; ""6.1 Asset distributions: Education and land""; ""6.2 Job match quality""; ""6.3 Remuneration in the labor markets""; ""6.4 Household formation""; ""6.5 Conclusions""
Description / Table of Contents:
""Part III: Policies for Lower Inequality""""Chapter 7: Policies on Assets and Services""; ""7.1 Education""; ""7.2 Property rights, land, and housing""; ""7.3 Infrastructure services and the distributional impact of privatization""; ""7.4 Conclusions""; ""Chapter 8: Policies on Markets and Institutions""; ""8.1 Markets and inequality""; ""8.2 Labor market policies and inequality""; ""8.3 Inequality and macroeconomic crises""; ""8.4 Conclusions""; ""Chapter 9: Taxation, Public Expenditures, and Transfers""; ""9.1 Taxes and distribution""; ""9.2 Public social spending and distribution""
Description / Table of Contents:
""9.3 Cash transfers and distribution""""9.4 Conclusions""; ""Statistical Appendix""; ""Bibliography""; ""Boxes""; ""Chapter 1""; ""1.1 Measuring inequality of opportunities in Brazil""; ""Chapter 2""; ""2.1 Social class""; ""2.2 Mobility in Latin America: What little is known?""; ""2.3 Some simple decompositions""; ""2.4 Social capital and trust""; ""2.5 Disability and distribution""; ""Chapter 3""; ""3.1 Distribution of the population of the Americas: An historical evolution""; ""3.2 Todos Contamos: National census and social inclusion""
Description / Table of Contents:
""3.3 The challenge of racial, ethnic, and gender identification and measurement""
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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