The great gap : inequality and the politics of redistribution in Latin America / edited by Merike Blofield.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Blofield, Merike, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality--Latin America.

Equality.

Income distribution--Latin America.

Income distribution.

Latin America--Economic conditions--1982-.

Latin America.

Latin America--Social conditions--1982-.

Latin America--Politics and government--1980-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 407 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pennsylvania : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"A collection of essays addressing the relationship between inequality and politics in Latin America. Examines the socioeconomic context and inequality of opportunities; elite culture, public opinion, and media framing; capital mobility, campaign financing, representation and gender equality policies; and taxation and social policies"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

COVER Front

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

Introduction: Inequality and Politics in Latin America (Merike Blofield)

Part I: The Socioeconomic Context

Chapter 1: Fault Lines in Latin American Social Development and Welfare Regime Challenges (Fernando Filgueira)

Chapter 2: Inequality of Opportunity in Latin America: Economic Well-being, Education, and Health (Anna Crespo and Francisco H. G. Ferreira)

Part II: Elite Culture, Framing, and Public Opinion

Chapter 3: Elite Perceptions of Poverty and Inequality in Brazil (Elisa P. Reis)

Chapter 4: Media Diversity and Social Inequality in Latin America (Sallie Hughes and Paola Prado)

Chapter 5: Public Opinion on Income Inequalities in Latin America (Merike Blofield and Juan Pablo Luna)

Part III: Agenda Setting and the Politics of Inequality

Chapter 6: The Politics of Redistribution in Less Developed Democracies: Evidence from Brazil, Ecuador, and Venezuela (Daniela Campello)

Chapter 7: Inequality and the Cost of Electoral Campaigns (Maurício Bugarin, Adriana Cuoco Portugal, and)

Chapter 8: Shallow States, Deep Inequalitites, and the Limits of Conservative Modernization: The Politics and Policies of Incorporation in Latin America (Fernando Filgueira, Luis Reygadas, Juan Pablo Luna, and Pablo Alegre)

Chapter 9: Gender Equality Policies in Latin America (Merike Blofi eld and Liesl Haas)

Part IV: Taxation and Social Policies

Chapter 10: Tax Reforms and Income Distribution in Latin America (James E. Mahon Jr.)

Chapter 11: Are Coalitions Equality Important for Redistrubution in Latin America? The Intervening Role of Wlefare Regimes (Juliana Martínez Franzoni and Koen Voorend)

Conclusion: Inequality and the Politics of Redistribution (Merike Blofield)

List of Contributors

Index

COVER Back.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780271073903

027107390X

9780271073910

0271073918

OCLC:

1266228304