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 development, and suggests ways to achieve greater equity in the distribution of wealth, incomes and opportunities. The study draws on data from 20 countries based on household surveys covering 3.6 million...
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2004/04/01
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Inequality in Latin America : breaking with history?
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income inequality
Citation
De Ferranti,David; Ferreira,Francisco H. G.; Perry, Guillermo E.; Walton,Michael.
Inequality in Latin America : breaking with history? (English). World Bank Latin American and Caribbean Studies Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/804741468045832887