Over the past decades, inequality has risen not just in advanced economies but also in many emerging market and developing economies, becoming one of the key gl

Concern about the pervasiveness of poverty and income inequality in Latin America goes beyond the issue of social justice. The persistence of mass poverty and i

Equality of opportunity is about leveling the playing field so that circumstances such as gender, ethnicity, place of birth, or family background do not influen

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.

This book examines the links between economic growth, changing employment conditions, and the reduction of poverty in Latin America in the 2000s. Our analysis a