Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-380) and index.
Contents
Introduction : Motivation and conceptual framework -- Different lives : inequality in Latin America -- Group-based inequalities : the roles of race, ethnicity, and gender -- Historical roots of inequality in Latin America -- State-society interactions as sources of persistence and change in inequality -- Economic mechanisms for the persistence of high inequality in Latin America -- Policies on assets and services -- Policies on markets and institutions -- Taxation, public expenditures, and transfers.