Declining Inequality in Latin America

A Decade of Progress?

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

Av Luis Felipe Lopez-Calva, Nora Claudia Lustig

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Latin America is often singled out for its high and persistent income inequality. Toward the end of the 1990s, however, income concentration began to fall across the region. Of the seventeen countries for which comparable data are available, twelve have experienced a decline, particularly since 2000. This book is among the first efforts to understand what happened in these countries and why.Led by editors Felipe López-Calva and Nora Lustig, a panel of distinguished economists undertakes in-depth analyses of Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru. In addition, they provide essential background in the form of overviews of the relationship between markets and inequality, the political economy of redistribution, and the evolution of income inequality in the advanced industrialized economies. Two factors account for much of the decline in inequality: a decrease in the wage gap between skilled and low-skilled labor, and an increase in government transfers targeted to the poor.Thanks to the timeliness and sophistication of these essays, Declining Inequality in Latin America is likely to become a standard reference in its field.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2010-05-28
Mått153 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt399 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor264
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780815704102

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"Why is inequality finally declining in a region marked by uncommonly high —andpreviously persistent —income disparities? And what does it imply for the future? In thisexcellent book, López-Calva, Lustig, and their outstanding team of authors do not shyaway from the complexity inherent in the interaction of economics, policy, and politicsthat lay behind changes in the distribution of incomes." —Francisco H. G. Ferreira, Deputy Chief Economist for Latin America,World Bank|"A work of both exceptional scholarship and practical policy assessment on LatinAmerica's most intractable, and potentially explosive, challenge —the massive incomeand wealth inequality that characterizes most countries of the region. Its findings andconclusions should set the stage for distinguishing between serious policy efforts to buildmore equitable societies in Latin America and the demagoguery that pervades so muchof the region's politics." —Peter Hakim, President, Inter-American Dialogue|"This very important book documents a surprising decline in income inequalitythroughout much of Latin America and analyzes the long-term effects of educationexpansion and anti-poverty programs. Its findings have major implications for policy andpolitical economy analysis. It will be of great interest to anyone concerned with issues ofsocial development in Latin America, including economists, political scientists, and thepolicy community." —Robert Kaufman, Rutgers University|"An excellent and necessary book that will be welcomed by all interested in LatinAmerica's development.Through a mix of analytical essays, abundant empirical evidence,solid economic analysis, and individual country case studies, the contributors to thisvolume help us understand one of the most difficult and, until very recently, persistentfeatures of the region: high income inequality." —Santiago Levy, Vice President,Inter-American Development Bank.|"This important book shows how markets and policy are beginning to favor the poor inLatin America. Declining Inequality is a must-read for all those worried about the hugeeconomic distance between rich and poor in the world's most unequal place." —Jeffrey G. Williamson, Harvard University and University of Wisconsin