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The income distribution problem in Latin America and the Caribbean / Samuel A. Morley.
Lippincott Library HC130.I5 M67 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Morley, Samuel A.
- Series:
- Libros de la CEPAL ; 65.
- Libros de la CEPAL
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Income distribution--Latin America.
- Income distribution.
- Equality.
- Latin America.
- Income distribution--Caribbean Area.
- Equality--Latin America.
- Equality--Caribbean Area.
- Caribbean Area.
- Physical Description:
- 169 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Santiago, Chile : ECLAC, 2001.
- Contents:
- A. Latin America: The Highest Inequality in the World 17
- B. A Closer Look at Region-wide Data for Latin America and the Caribbean 18
- C. Inequality within Latin America and the Caribbean 21
- D. Trends in Inequality Over Time within Latin America and the Caribbean 23
- Chapter II Determinants of the Distribution of Income 27
- A. A Schematic Model of the Distribution Process 27
- B. The Impact of Growth on the Distribution of Income 33
- C. The Adoption of Reforms 36
- D. The Impact of the Structural Reforms 46
- Chapter III Why is the Distribution of Income in Latin America So Unequal? 51
- A. Education 51
- B. Physical Capital 60
- C. The Distribution of Land and Unskilled Labour 63
- D. The Contribution of Inequality at the Top of the Distribution 65
- Chapter IV The Effect of Reform and Growth on Distribution of Family Income 69
- A. The Model for the Level of Distribution 72
- B. The Effect of Growth on the Distribution: An Application of the Estimated Kuznets Curve 82
- C. Subindexes of Reform 84
- D. Results for the Model of Changes in Inequality 87
- Chapter V Evidence from Country Case Studies 93
- A. Historical Evidence on Factor Prices and Relative Factor Supplies 99
- B. Factor Shares and the Rate of Return to Capital 102
- C. The Link between Labour Market Performance and Inequality 104
- D. Patterns of Sectoral Growth in the 1970s and 1990s 110
- E. What Explains the Big Increases in Inequality in Chile, Argentina and Mexico? 112
- Chapter VI The Components of Income Inequality 115
- A. Decompositions of Inequality 117
- B. The Effect of Changes in Education and Skill Differentials 123
- Chapter VII The Rich and the Poor in the Post-Reform Period 131
- A. A Profile of the Rich 132
- B. Contribution of the Rich to Total Inequality 135
- C. The Role of University Graduates in Explaining Inequality 140
- D. The Poor 142
- E. Reforms and Poverty Reduction 147
- Chapter VIII Conclusions and Policy Implications 149
- A. Why is Inequality So High in Latin America and the Caribbean? 149
- B. Inertia in the Distribution 150
- C. The Impact of the Reforms 152
- D. Policies that Can Help 153.
- Notes:
- "May 2001"--t.p. verso.
- "LC/G.2127-P"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-163).
- ISBN:
- 9211212936
- OCLC:
- 47760571
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