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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cornia, Giovanni Andrea.

World Institute for Development Economics Research.

Series:

WIDER Studies in Development Economics

UNU-WIDER Studies in Developing Economics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality--Latin America.

Equality.

Economic policy.

Latin America--Economic policy.

Latin America.

Latin America--Social policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (398 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume documents and explains the reduction of income inequality that has taken place in the majority of Latin American countries over the last decade.

Contents:

Cover; Falling Inequality in Latin America: Policy Changes and Lessons; Copyright; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Notes on Contributors; Part I. Inequality Changes and the Surfacing of New Policy Approaches ; 1. Recent Distributive Changes in Latin America: An Overview

2. Inequality Trends and Their Determinants: Latin America over the Period 1990-2010 3. The Politics of Inequality and Redistribution in Latin America's Post-Adjustment Era ; Part II. Recent Inequality Changes in Six Representative Latin American Countries

4. Redistribution without Structural Change in Ecuador: Rising and Falling Income Inequality in the 1990s and 2000 5. Policy Regimes, Inequality, Poverty, and Growth: The Chilean Experience, 1973-2010 ; 6. Uruguay's Income Inequality and Political Regimes over the Period 1981-2010

7. The Rise and Fall of Income Inequality in Mexico, 1989-2010 8. Social Policies or Private Solidarity? The Equalizing Role of Migration and Remittances in El Salvador; 9. The Dynamics of Inequality Change in a Highly Dualistic Economy ; Part III. Main Policy Changes and Inequality During the Last Decade

10. Macroeconomic Policies, Growth, Employment, Poverty, and Inequality in Latin America 11. Trade and Income Distribution in Latin America: Is There Anything New to Say? ; 12. Changes in Labour Market Conditions and Policies, and Their Impact on Wage Inequality During the Last Decade

13. What Can Latin America Learn from China's Labour Market Reforms?

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-306-29202-6

0-19-100527-4

OCLC:

922972906