Inequality, institutions and progress: A debate between history and the present / José Antonio Alonso.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Alonso, José Antonio, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic and Social Development.

Local Subjects:

Economic and Social Development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (20 pages)

Contained In:

CEPAL Review Vol. 2007, no. 93, p. 61-80 2007:93<61 16840348

Place of Publication:

New York : United Nations, 2007.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

This article analyses current attempts to interpret the factors underlying long-term economic growth, paying special attention to the Latin American case. It discusses both the interpretations whose advocates claim that geographic conditions have a decisive role in shaping the development process and those according to which colonization is seen as giving rise to an institutional framework ill-suited for development. The author -based on his own estimates- emphasizes the importance of market access and the effect of social fragmentation on the establishment of an efficient and credible institutional framework. The article concludes with a discussion of the impact of inequality on both the quality of institutions and the dynamics of growth.

Notes:

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