Falling inequality in Latin America : policy changes and lessons / edited by Giovanni Andrea Cornia.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cornia, Giovanni Andrea, editor.

World Institute for Development Economics Research.

John Lammey Stewart Memorial Library Fund.

Series:

Studies in development economics

UNU-WIDER studies in development economics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Income distribution--Latin America.

Income distribution.

Latin America.

Latin America--Economic policy.

Economic policy.

Economic development--Latin America--History--21st cnetury.

Economic development.

Equality--Latin America.

Equality.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 370 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Inequality Changes and the Surfacing of New Policy Approaches

1.Recent Distributive Changes in Latin America: An Overview / Giovanni Andrea Cornia

2.Inequality Trends and Their Determinants: Latin America over the Period 1990-2010 / Giovanni Andrea Cornia

3.The Politics of Inequality and Redistribution in Latin America's Post-Adjustment Era / Kenneth M. Roberts

pt. II Recent lnequality Changes in Six Representative Latin American Countries

4.Redistribution without Structural Change in Ecuador: Rising and Falling Income Inequality in the 1990s and 2000 / Rob Vos

5.Policy Regimes, Inequality, Poverty, and Growth: The Chilean Experience, 1973-2010 / Ricardo Ffrench-Davis

6.Uruguay's Income Inequality and Political Regimes over the Period 1981-2010 / Andrea Vigorito

7.The Rise and Fall of Income Inequality in Mexico, 1989-2010 / Nora Lustig

Contents note continued: 8.Social Policies or Private Solidarity? The Equalizing Role of Migration and Remittances in El Salvador / Maynor Cabrera

9.The Dynamics of Inequality Change in a Highly Dualistic Economy / Carlos Villalobos Barrfa

pt. III Main Policy Changes and lnequality During the Last Decade

10.Macroeconomic Policies, Growth, Employment, Poverty, and Inequality in Latin America / Roberto Frenkel

11.Trade and Income Distribution in Latin America: Is There Anything New to Say? / Claudia Samano-Robles

12.Changes in Labour Market Conditions and Policies, and Their Impact on Wage Inequality During the Last Decade / Roxana Maurizio

13.What Can Latin America Learn from China's Labour Market Reforms? / Richard B. Freeman

14.Tax Policy and Income Distribution During the Last Decade / Bruno Martorano

15.Inequality in Education: Evidence for Latin America / Leonardo Gasparini

Contents note continued: 16.On the Distributional Implications of Social Protection Reforms in Latin America / Armando Barrientos.

Notes:

A study prepared by the United Nations University, World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John Lammey Stewart Memorial Library Fund.

ISBN:

0198701802

9780198701804

OCLC:

873237887

Publisher Number:

99961215799