Poverty and Inequality in Ecuador, Brazil and Mexico after the 2008 Global Crisis

Lukasz Czarnecki is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Economic Research at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and holds a PhD in Political and Social Science. He studied Law and International Relations at the Jagiellonian University of Krakow (Poland) and Management at the University of Orléans (France).Erik Balleza studied Political and Social Science at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.Mayra Sáenz studied Economics at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences in Quito (Ecuador) and works in the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

• Contents: The 2008 Crisis in Ecuador, Brazil and Mexico – Poverty and Inequality in Times of Crisis – Neoliberal Policies and Countercyclical Measures in Latin America – Economic and Social Implications – Persistence of Inequality – Economic Growth and Labor Policy – Concepts of Social and Economic Development.