Inequality in Latin America : Breaking with History?

With the exception of Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean has been one of the regions of the world with the greatest inequality. This report explores why the region suffers from such persistent inequality, identifies how it hampers...

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Main Authors:	De Ferranti, David, Perry, Guillermo E., Ferreira, Francisco H.G., Walton, Michael
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
Subjects:	INEQUALITY INEQUALITY REDUCTION INCOME DISTRIBUTION WEALTH INEQUALITIES INCOME INEQUALITIES EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY SOCIAL INEQUALITY SOCIAL INEQUITY SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL INCLUSION MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT DISPUTE RESOLUTION CONFLICT MANAGEMENT FAIRNESS & IMPARTIALITY ACCESS TO COURTS ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO DRINKING WATER ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO ENERGY ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO JUDICIAL SYSTEMS ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACCESS TO LAND ACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION ACCESS TO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO SAFE WATER ACCESS TO SECONDARY EDUCATION ACCESS TO WATER SOURCES PROPERTY RIGHTS INCOME TRANSFER PROGRAMS REGRESSIVE TRANSFERS REDISTRIBUTION REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES SOCIAL SAFETY NETS ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTABILITY AGGREGATE INCOME CASH TRANSFERS CITIZENS CONCENTRATION COEFFICIENTS CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK COUNTRIES MUST CRIME CRISES CRONY CRONY BIAS CROSS-COUNTRY REGRESSION DATA SETS DEMOCRACY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES DIFFERENCES IN INCOME DISTRIBUTIONAL CONFLICTS DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MECHANISMS ECONOMISTS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY ELASTICITY OF POVERTY EQUAL COUNTRIES FACTOR ENDOWMENTS FOOD POLICY RESEARCH GDP GINI COEFFICIENT GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GROUP INEQUALITY HIGH INEQUALITY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RIGHTS INCOME INCOME DIFFERENCES INCOME DISTRIBUTIONS INCOME ELASTICITY INCOME GROWTH INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME QUINTILES INCOME REDISTRIBUTION INCOME SHARES INCOME TRANSFERS INEQUALITY MEASURES INSURANCE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES LABOR FORCE LABOR INCOME LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKETS LAND INEQUALITY LAND OWNERSHIP LAND USE LITERACY RATES MACROECONOMIC POLICY MEAN INCOME MEAN INCOMES MEASURING INEQUALITY MORTALITY RATES NATURAL RESOURCES NET INCOME PENSIONS PER CAPITA INCOME PERSONAL INCOME PERSONAL INCOME TAXES POLICY REFORMS POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL EQUILIBRIUM POLITICAL FINANCING POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POOR POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE CHANGES PRIMARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC TRANSFERS REAL PER CAPITA INCOME RULE OF LAW SIGNIFICANT IMPACT SOCIAL ACTION SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL CONDITIONS SOCIAL FUNDS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SPENDING SUBNATIONAL LEVELS TARGETING TAX COMPLIANCE TAX RATES TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUES TAXATION UNEMPLOYMENT UNEQUAL ACCESS WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WAGES WELL-BEING YOUTH
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/4416993/inequality-latin-america-breaking-history http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15009